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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What type of radiation leaves Earth as outgoing waves?
a. visible radiation b. ultraviolet radiation c. infrared radiation d. microwave radiation e. gamma radiation