Santa Bárbara meteorological RADAR system
2019-09-19 (IPMA)
A project is underway to install a Band C Doppler meteorological radar system, with double polarization technology, in the Central Group of the Azores, in Santa Bárbara (Terceira Island).
After completing the legal procedures, Tribunal de Contas granted the contract visa relating to the “Supply, Installation and Operating the Service of a Dual Polarized Doppler Weather Radar - Santa Bárbara, Terceira Island, Azores”, begining the execution of this contract.
This is the first IPMA weather radar system to be installed in the Azores, filling an observational gap in the region.
It is worth mentioning the decisive contribution that this radar will make, in addition to the network of surface stations and other remote observation equipment, in the fields of short-term weather forecasting (up to 3h) for general purposes and permanent meteorological surveillance . This will be particularly relevant in severe weather situations, with a direct impact on the safeguarding of lives and goods and on the development of various socio-economic activities, and the great importance that it will have for aeronautical and maritime navigation will also be underlined.
The weather radar system of Terceira / Santa Bárbara is expected to start its exploration, on an experimental basis, during August 2020.
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Weather radar on Terceira Island, Azores
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