tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post6119125944469239105..comments2024-03-28T03:08:44.068-07:00Comments on Cliff Mass Weather Blog: The Oregon Coastal Radar Gap: A Serious Problem for Northwest MeteorologistsCliff Mass Weather Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13948649423540350788noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-55321973520353286952017-11-13T12:57:15.265-08:002017-11-13T12:57:15.265-08:00Laural Mountain? Hauser Nation Guard (Decommision...Laural Mountain? Hauser Nation Guard (Decommisioned) site?Mt. Hebo?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499449171466281933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-44827902040548173992017-11-13T12:56:20.218-08:002017-11-13T12:56:20.218-08:00Has anyone thought about old National Guard Radar ...Has anyone thought about old National Guard Radar Site near Coos Bay? How about the FAA Radar site on Laural Mountain? Mt Hebo?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499449171466281933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-5538225552159952932016-01-19T14:56:38.783-08:002016-01-19T14:56:38.783-08:00Think about..... the flight tracks of radar equipp...Think about..... the flight tracks of radar equipped aircraft over these areas (check out flighttrack24 for example) as well as Rockwell-Collins sites explaining the capabilities of their radars and then what is happening in air to ground data linking. There is great opportunity within those fields of tech to fill the gap and continue to improve the technology faster than fixed stations and at minimal cost.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01112688168665414308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42821665645474273762016-01-18T22:40:22.903-08:002016-01-18T22:40:22.903-08:00Why isn't a radar located at /near the NOAA Ma...Why isn't a radar located at /near the NOAA Marine Operations Center-Pacific? To my layperson's way of thinking, it seems like a reasonable function to include. hkcbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895914598124314466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-72070157441547664772016-01-18T18:31:36.847-08:002016-01-18T18:31:36.847-08:00Is the expense of the radar really concentrated in...Is the expense of the radar really concentrated in easily moved electronic components, as opposed to the more permanent structure and large mechanical elements? While having radar sooner is clearly better than later, how much money would be saved by moving an already installed radar, and how much unnecessary money would be spent doing the move? Is it like moving a mobile home, or moving an office building?<br /><br />I don't mean to doubt the idea, but I really have no knowledge of radar costs.donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16308682650105719142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-42909148554859215542016-01-18T08:52:41.989-08:002016-01-18T08:52:41.989-08:00This is very true I live in Florence Oregon, and t...This is very true I live in Florence Oregon, and the hole in radar coverage is right over us.Trying to figure out how storms will come in is a real challenge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306014265494935085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-69713353126953050232016-01-17T14:52:42.998-08:002016-01-17T14:52:42.998-08:00It's funny - I was looking at UW's northwe...It's funny - I was looking at UW's northwest radar loop last night after midnight because it the sky was clear here (near Sumner), and basically saw your first image without the westernmost blob of clouds and rain. I wasn't considering the radar gap, so seeing just a couple narrow cloud bands with basically nothing over Oregon I thought "why are they saying it's going to rain tonight? There are no clouds to the south of us!"<br /><br />Then of course I woke up to rain and clouds.Westside guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171473508596734156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-69089379332760420872016-01-17T14:06:54.376-08:002016-01-17T14:06:54.376-08:00Thank you. Very interesting stuff in this post. ...Thank you. Very interesting stuff in this post. I often times look at the radar online and wonder, why is it raining or snowing when there is no blue or green above where I live? Probably not enough radars inland either, and the info they send is flawed many times. What is the answer though to the problem of weather radar? It is better than without, like in years past, but it needs to improve.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706215589058216998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7478606652950905956.post-1727576901997835182016-01-17T11:27:36.162-08:002016-01-17T11:27:36.162-08:00What was the logic at the time for putting a weath...What was the logic at the time for putting a weather radar at 7000 feet? It seems bizarre, they must have had something in mind.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05711511939799573430noreply@blogger.com