WMOD00417

• Title: Computer Processing of Digital Radar Data Gathered During HIPLEX
• Date: 4/4/1978
• Weather Modification - Doc Type: Report

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MELVIN J. SCHROEDER AND GERARD E. KLAZURA

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Tilt Bins abOve dBZ's above dBZ's New dBZ's dBZ's above
( deg) noise level threshold replaced found threshold
1.0 1707 198 198 198 40.0
2.0 1347 78 44 21 15.8
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FIG. 3. Sample of a portion of composite B-scan printout for 0247 GMT 11 May 1976.