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2. Weather satellite - Wikipedia

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   The first weather satellite to be considered a success was TIROS-1, launched by NASA on April 1, 1960. [5] TIROS operated for 78 days and proved to be much more successful than Vanguard 2. Other early weather satellite programs include the 1962 Defense Satellite Applications Program (DSAP) [6] and the 1964 Soviet Meteor series.

3. South African Weather Service - Wikipedia

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   The South African Weather Service (SAWS) is the meteorological service under the South African government's Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism. SAWS is a member of the World Meteorological Organization. The SAWS traces its lineage to the Cape of Good Hope Meteorological Commission, established in October 1860.

4. dBZ (meteorology) - Wikipedia

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   The scale of dBZ values can be seen along the bottom of the image. dBZ is a logarithmic dimensionless technical unit used in radar.It is mostly used in weather radar, to compare the equivalent reflectivity factor (Z) of a remote object (in mm 6 per m 3) to the return of a droplet of rain with a diameter of 1 mm (1 mm 6 per m 3). [1]

5. San Antonio, TX Weather - Hourly Forecasts and Local Weather ...

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   Get the San Antonio, TX local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Pacific Northwest pounded by hurricane-force wind gusts, flooding rain from powerful atmospheric river storms.

6. Weather radar - Wikipedia

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   Weather radar in Norman, Oklahoma with rainshaft Weather (WF44) radar dish University of Oklahoma OU-PRIME C-band, polarimetric, weather radar during construction. Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar (WSR) and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its motion, and estimate its type (rain, snow, hail etc.).

7. Boydton, VA Weather - Hourly Forecasts and Local Weather ...

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   Get the Boydton, VA local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Pacific Northwest pounded by hurricane-force wind gusts, flooding rain from powerful atmospheric river storms.

8. List of Earth observation satellites - Wikipedia

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   Carried five instruments which uses radar and sensors of visible infrared light to closely monitor precipitation. [39] UARS: Inactive NASA: 1991 Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite. Part of NASA's Earth-Sun System Missions. Retired 2005. Vanguard 2: Inactive NRL: 1959 Vanguard 2E. The first weather satellite, designed to measure cloud cover.

9. Supercell - Wikipedia

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   On 6 May 2009, a well-defined hook echo was noticed on local South African radars, along with satellite imagery this supported the presence of a strong supercell storm. Reports from the area indicated heavy rains, winds and large hail.