King City Weather Radar - King City, ON
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N 43° 57.833 W 079° 34.416
17T E 614430 N 4868850
This is the Doppler weather radar located in King City, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WMCWVD
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/20/2011
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The King City weather radar station (ICAO site identifier CWKR) is a weather radar located in King City, Ontario, Canada. It is operated by Environment Canada and is part of the Canadian weather radar network.
The site is listed at an elevation of 360 m, and the tower is 27 m tall.[1]
Mounted on the tower is a 5 cm weather radar, and a C-band dual-polarization radar system was installed at the site in 2004.
The station serves a number of research roles, and collects data to fulfill those observational needs.
In 1985, the Research Directorate of the Atmospheric Environment Service established the first Canadian weather radar with Doppler capability in King City.[2] In 2004, a Dual-Polarization Radar was installed for further research.[3] These systems are used for predictive purposes, and the data collected is used for weather forecasts for the Greater Toronto Area and the Golden Horseshoe.
Further, under the auspices of the Cloud Physics and Severe Weather Research Section of Environment Canada, the King Doppler Weather Radar Research Facility collects data for research.
The C-band radar can be useful for observing bird migration patterns, especially when data is taken in aggregate with that of other radar stations. Current active research in dual-polarization radar includes winter precipitation, quantitative precipitation estimates and particle type identification.
Source: Wikipedia
Is the radar operational?: Yes
Radar Operator: Environment Canada
Radar Type: Doppler
Radar Website: [Web Link]
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