Grand Cayman

Radar Information
Radar name Grand Cayman Country 136 - Cayman Islands (the)
WSI code 0-20010-0-78385 Station operating status Operational
Supervising organization National Weather Service Station Type Land (fixed)
Installation date 2012-01-01 Region of origin of data North America
Latitude 19.3289 Longitude -81.1436
Elevation 1m Tower height 18
Owner name Cayman Islands National Weather Service Manufacturer Selex
Time zone America/Cayman Spatial extent Volume
Communication method Frequency Band S
Frequency 2860 Beam width 1.00
Peak power 850.0 Pulse width 1-2-3-4 0.80    1.66    2.00   
Pulse repetation frequency min 250 Pulse repetation frequency max 1300
Signal processor GDRX TX/RX type Magnetron    D
Polarization D Lowest & Highest angle -2.0    92.00
Task cycle time min 7.0 Task cycle time max 145.0
Minimum detectable signal of the receiver (DBM) Minimum detectable signal of the receiver (DBZ)
Summer reflectivity [Z-R]    Status of Observation
Winter reflectivity [Z-R]    Sampling strategy continuous
Other reflectivity [Z-R]    Instrument Status
Level Of Data Reference time
Schedule of international exchange 0
Local Web Url http://www.weather.gov.ky/portal/page/portal/nwshome
Radar Data Exchange (Organizations)
Organization Name Data Format
Products Composite Software
Radar Data Exchange (Bilateral)
Binary Format Binary Products
Radar Data Dissemination
Data Format BUFR Products https://ra4-gifs.weather.gov/data/RMTN/RADAR/?C=M;O=A

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