Explain the benefits of upgrading the current NEXRAD Doppler radar network to dual-polarization technology

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Benefits of the dual-pol upgrade include additional information on drop sizes, discriminating between frozen and unfrozen precipitation, precipitation rate, and hail size.

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A. the surrounding conditions that affect organisms. B. everything that affects an organism during its lifetime. C. all organisms including people affecting many components. D. More than one of the choices are correct. E. None of the choices are correct.

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The accumulation of an early atmosphere by the release of gases from Earth’s interior because of

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a. visible radiation b. ultraviolet radiation c. infrared radiation d. microwave radiation e. gamma radiation

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