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Hydro-NEXRAD. Kate Marney CE 394K.2 Surface Water Hydrology. NEXRAD Network. Over 140 high resolution towers Operated by National Weather Service (NWS) Precipitation and atmospheric data. The Problem. Over 140 towers 130 terabytes of data 9 million files Complex radar data.
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Hydro-NEXRAD Kate Marney CE 394K.2 Surface Water Hydrology
NEXRAD Network • Over 140 high resolution towers • Operated by National Weather Service (NWS) • Precipitation and atmospheric data
The Problem • Over 140 towers • 130 terabytes of data • 9million files • Complex radar data Source: NOAA website
Hydro-NEXRAD • Project Goal: “to provide the science community with easy access to the vast archives and real-time information collected by the national network of NEXRAD radars.” • Web-based interface • Allows ordering of customized radar products • No radar expertise required • Physically meaningful metadata
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