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    • jmh2002
      jmh2002 Moderator Mariners - Seafarers Sailor last edited by

      Saw this interesting radar image in Europe today, maybe it's a bug?

      2019-05-17 11.58.11 - Windy_ Radar, lightning - Google Chrome.jpg

      WINDY is everywhere :)

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        Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @jmh2002 last edited by

        @jmh2002
        https://community.windy.com/topic/8227/a-strange-movie/3

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          Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @Gkikas LGPZ last edited by

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          • jmh2002
            jmh2002 Moderator Mariners - Seafarers Sailor last edited by

            Thanks :) I must admit that I have never heard of 'clear air mode' for radar.

            WINDY is everywhere :)

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            • Gkikas LGPZ
              Gkikas LGPZ Moderator @jmh2002 last edited by

              @jmh2002
              It also happens if receiver's noise exceeding the noise threshold.
              Other "strange" images are:
              Spirals, due to receiving another radar's transmitted pulse.
              Radial spokes, due to WiFi 802.11N base units operating within wx. radar spectrum space (5600-5650 MHZ).

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                TomSlavkovsky API developers last edited by

                @jmh2002 this article explains radar interference

                https://blog.metservice.com/Radar_Interference

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                • jmh2002
                  jmh2002 Moderator Mariners - Seafarers Sailor last edited by

                  Thanks, I'm actually quite familiar with radar itself, having operated marine radar in a professional capacity for many years, however I just wasn't familiar with the 'clear air' mode that @Gkikas-LGPZ referred to, or visually, the echo pattern that it created.

                  It seems that this is more of a meteorology specific mode and usage.

                  WINDY is everywhere :)

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