US 2010/0302094 A1 · SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING NEXRAD INFORMATION TO VERIFY WEATHER RADAR INFORMATION

Abstract

Systems and methods distinguish weather radar returns from terrain radar returns. An exemplary embodiment receives a radar return from a weather radar system on board an installation vehicle, receives ground-based weather radar information, compares a location of the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system with a corresponding location in the received ground-based, and determines that the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system is a weather radar return when a location in the received ground-based weather radar information indicates a presence of weather at the location of the radar return.

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Dependent claims

A method that compares onboard weather radar returns and ground-based weather radar information, the method comprising:

receiving a radar return from a weather radar system on board an installation vehicle;
receiving the ground-based weather radar information;
comparing a location of the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system with a corresponding location in the received ground-based weather radar information;
and
determining that the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system is a weather radar return when a location in the received ground-based weather radar information indicates a presence of weather at the location of the radar return.

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An onboard weather radar system in an installation vehicle, comprising:

an onboard weather radar antenna that detects a radar return from weather and from terrain;
an onboard transceiver that receives ground-based weather radar information;
an onboard processing system coupled to the onboard weather radar antenna and the onboard transceiver, wherein the onboard processing system compares a location of the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system with a corresponding location in the received ground-based weather radar information, and determines that the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system is a weather radar return when a location in the received ground-based weather radar information indicates a presence of weather at the location of the radar return.

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Systems and methods for using nexrad information to verify weather radar information

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Systems and methods for using nexrad information to verify weather radar information

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Abstract

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