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Dual-Pol Radar: Side Lobe Contamination

Written By NOAA Weather Partners on Monday, May 15, 2017 | 01:08 PM

 
Lecturer: Joey Picca Side lobe contamination doesn’t sound very interesting, but it can wreak havoc with radar interrogation of potentially tornadic storms. Here’s a description of side lobe contamination and some tips on how to spot it. Here is a link to the SPC website for more videos on dual-pol radar applications: http://www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/spcousom/#dpra