Cobbacombe Cross

Radar Information
Radar name Cobbacombe Cross Country 826 - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
WSI code 0-20010-0-03842 Station operating status Operational
Supervising organization Met Office Station Type Land (fixed)
Installation date 1993-01-01 Region of origin of data Europe
Latitude 50.963859 Longitude -3.4521465
Elevation 282m Tower height 18
Owner name UK Met Office Manufacturer Met Office
Time zone Europe/London Spatial extent Volume
Communication method Frequency Band C
Frequency 5609 Beam width 1.00
Peak power 250.0 Pulse width 1-2-3-4 2.00    0.50    0.00    0.00
Pulse repetation frequency min 300 Pulse repetation frequency max 1200
Signal processor Cyclops TX/RX type Magnetron    D
Polarization D Lowest & Highest angle 0.5    90.00
Task cycle time min 5.0 Task cycle time max 10.0
Minimum detectable signal of the receiver (DBM) -120 Minimum detectable signal of the receiver (DBZ) 0
Summer reflectivity [Z-R] 200    1.60 Status of Observation
Winter reflectivity [Z-R] 200    1.60 Sampling strategy continuous
Other reflectivity [Z-R] 0    0.00 Instrument Status
Level Of Data Reference time
Schedule of international exchange 1
Local Web Url http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/observations
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