Baseline Spec Template - NEXRAD Radar Operations Center

NAME DESCRIPTION FORMAT UNITS(18)DopplerVelocityResolutionVolumeCoveragePatternNumberSpareIndicates scaling used for theDoppler VelocityIdentifies Volume CoveragePattern being usedDocument Number 2620002GCode Identification 0WY55WSR-88D ROCTBDDUAL POL - DRAFTRANGE (1)Code*2 N/A 2 = 0.5m/s4 = 1.0m/sACCURACY/ BYTEPRECISION LOCATIONN/A 42 and 43Integer*2 N/A 1 to 767 1 44 and 45Reserved for use by V + V N/A N/A N/A N/A 46 to 53Simulator (CPCI 24)Spare N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 54 and 55Spare N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 56 and 57Spare N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 58 and 59NyquistVelocityNyquist VelocityScaledInteger*2m/s 8 to 35.61(17)± .003/± .0160 and 61ATMOSAtmospheric AttenuationFactorScaledInteger*2dB/km−0.02 to−0.002± .004/± .00162 and 63TOVERRadial SpotBlankingStatusThreshold parameter whichspecifies the minimumdifference in echo powerbetween two resolution cellsfor them not to be labeled"overlayed"Spot blanking status forcurrent radial, elevation cutand volume scan.ScaledInteger*2dB0.0 to20.0Integer*2 (9) N/A 1=radial2=elevation4=volume± .1/± .164 and 65N/A 66 and 67Spare N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 68 to 99Reflectivity Weather radar surveillance Code*1 dBZ -32 to ± 1/100 to 559data (0 to 460 Cells)(10)(11)+94.5 ± 0.5DopplerVelocityWeather radar velocity data(0 to 920 Cells)Code*1(10)(11)m/s± 1/0.5± 1/1100 to1479 (12)DopplerSpectrumWidthWeather radar spectralwidth data ( 0 to 920 Cells)Code*1(10)(11)m/s−63.5 to+63−127 to+126-63.5 to+63± 1/0.5 100 to2399 (13)Notes:1. This field represents the range of the item after any applicable scaling and conversion is done.2. 1 January 1970 00.00 GMT = 1 Modified Julian Date4. Format Defined in Table III-A5. Format Defined in Table III-C7. Format Defined in Table III-B8. A 0 indicates No Data.3-12