Weather Watch and Windfinding Radars
in the Cairns area
|
| In the following tabulation: |
|---|
| WF | = | Wind Finding only |
| WW | = | Weather Watch only |
| DU | = | Dual Role WF and WW |
| YEAR | = | Year of Installation |
| RF | = | Radio Frequency: S, C or X band |
| PW | = | Pulse Duration (microseconds) |
| PRF | = | Pulse Repetition Frequency (Hz) |
|
| LOCATION |
LAT(S) |
LON(E) |
RADAR TYPE |
ROLE |
YEAR |
RF |
PW (uS) |
PRF (Hz) |
| Cairns |
16.82 |
145.68 |
WSR81C-8 |
WW |
1986 |
C |
2.0 |
250 |
| Cairns A/P |
16.88 |
145.75 |
WF100C-8 |
DU |
1993 |
C |
0.25/2.0 |
250/300 |
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Last updated: 2nd May, 2001 |
