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The Threat to Weather Radars by Wireless Technology

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Saltikoff, Elena; Tristant, Philippe; Huuskonen, Asko; Allmon, Lynn; Cook, Russell; Becker, Erik; Joe, Paul; Cho, John Y; ... Show more Show less
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Abstract
Wireless technology, such as local area telecommunication networks and surveillance cameras, causes severe interference for weather radars because they use the same operational radio frequencies. One or two disturbances can be removed from the radar image, but the number and power of the interfering wireless devices are growing all over the world, threatening that one day the radars could become useless for weather observations. Some agencies have already changed or are considering changing frequency bands, but now even other bands are under threat. Use of equipment at radio frequencies is regulated by laws and international agreements. Technologies have been developed for peaceful coexistence. If wireless devices use these technologies to protect weather radars, their data transmission capabilities become limited, so it is tempting to violate the regulations. Hence, it is an important task for the worldwide weather community to involve themselves in the radio frequency management process and work in close contact with their national radio authorities to ensure that meteorological interests be duly taken into account in any decision-making process toward the future usage of wireless devices.
Date issued
2016-08
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/109269
Department
Lincoln Laboratory
Journal
Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Publisher
American Meteorological Society
Citation
Saltikoff, Elena; Cho, John Y. N.; Tristant, Philippe; Huuskonen, Asko; Allmon, Lynn; Cook, Russell; Becker, Erik and Joe, Paul. “The Threat to Weather Radars by Wireless Technology.” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 97, no. 7 (July 2016): 1159–1167 © 2016 American Meteorological Society
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0003-0007
1520-0477

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