National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) WSR 88-D NEXRAD Doppler weather radar, station MUX.
This radar is located on a ridge south of San Jose, California, not far from Mount Umunhum.
NOAA Radar Operations Center (NOAA):
www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/Maps.aspx
About our WSR 88-D Radar (NOAA):
www.weather.gov/iwx/wsr_88d
NEXRAD (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEXRAD
Tags: NEXRAD WSR 88 D Doppler weather radar S band radome tower MUX
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) WSR 88-D NEXRAD Doppler weather radar, station MUX.
This radar is located on a ridge south of San Jose, California, not far from Mount Umunhum.
NOAA Radar Operations Center (NOAA):
www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/Maps.aspx
About our WSR 88-D Radar (NOAA):
www.weather.gov/iwx/wsr_88d
NEXRAD (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEXRAD
Tags: NEXRAD WSR 88 D Doppler weather radar S band radome tower MUX
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) WSR 88-D NEXRAD Doppler weather radar, station MUX.
This radar is located on a ridge south of San Jose, California, not far from Mount Umunhum.
NOAA Radar Operations Center (NOAA):
www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/Maps.aspx
About our WSR 88-D Radar (NOAA):
www.weather.gov/iwx/wsr_88d
NEXRAD (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEXRAD
Tags: NEXRAD WSR 88 D Doppler weather radar S band radome tower MUX
Note the white, rectangular waveguide running up into the NEXRAD radome. This hollow, microwave "plumbing" is the most efficient way to conduct the 2-4 MHz radar signal.
For more about waveguides, see:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waveguide_(radio_frequency)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) WSR 88-D NEXRAD Doppler weather radar, station MUX.
This radar is located on a ridge south of San Jose, California, not far from Mount Umunhum.
NOAA Radar Operations Center (NOAA):
www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/Maps.aspx
About our WSR 88-D Radar (NOAA):
www.weather.gov/iwx/wsr_88d
NEXRAD (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEXRAD
Tags: NEXRAD WSR 88 D Doppler weather radar S band radome tower MUX microwave waveguide transmission line
Safety signs on the entrance through which workers enter the NEXRAD radome to perform maintenance and/or repair.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) WSR 88-D NEXRAD Doppler weather radar, station MUX.
This radar is located on a ridge south of San Jose, California, not far from Mount Umunhum.
NOAA Radar Operations Center (NOAA):
www.roc.noaa.gov/WSR88D/Maps.aspx
About our WSR 88-D Radar (NOAA):
www.weather.gov/iwx/wsr_88d
NEXRAD (Wikipedia):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEXRAD
Tags: NEXRAD WSR 88 D Doppler weather radar S band radome tower MUX hazard warning sign maintenance entrance door