Meteorological Aspects
On the 27th of October 2008 the Bureau installed a C-Band radar at Broome airport, replacing the existing WF 44 radar. The introduction of this new more sensitive radar has led to a number of occasions where “false” or anomalous echoes have been displayed.
This is not caused by a malfunction in the radar, but rather is a result in the increased sensitivity of the radar.
Radar works by sending pulses of electromagnetic energy (in the form of waves) ... Read even more
