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DIAMET & Met Office
Kevin Linklater – Upper Air & Remote Sensing Networks Team Leader,
Reading 9th June 2011
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Met Office Networks
Table of Contents
• Surface
• Radar
• Wind Profiler
• Radiosonde
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Radar network as at Summer 2011
o Doppler radars
o Reflectivity only radars
o Dual-polarisation radars
o Other NMS radars
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Wind Profiler Network 2011
CAMBORNE
ISLE OF MAN
WATTISHAM
DUNKESWELL
SOUTH UIST
ABERYSTWYTH
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UK Radiosonde Network 2011
LERWICK
ALBEMARLE
CASTOR BAY
ABERPORTH
CAMBORNE
HERSTMONCEUX
WATNALL
CARDINGTON
LARKHILL
Vaisala RS-92GSP
Modem M2K2-DC
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UK Radiosonde Network
• 2 Staffed Network Stations
Lerwick - Shetland
Camborne - Cornwall
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UK Radiosonde Network 4 Automatic (Autosonde) Network Stations
LERWICK
ALBEMARLE
CASTOR BAY
CAMBORN
E
HERSTMONCEUX
WATNALL
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