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Jason M. Cordeira Graduate Student Webpage

2009

Deptartment of Earth and Atmospheric Science
University at Albany - SUNY / ES 318 / cordeira"at"atmos.albany.edu

Radar and Surface Composites

updated 2 Sep 2009

The map at right is interactive. To see hourly radar and surface composites click a region on the map to the right. The linked page will contained the most recent radar/surface composite and an option to see 48-, 24-, and 12-hour loops.

Other regions:
Contiguous US
Alaskan Region
Hawa'ii
Puerto Rico

Animate image at left:
9-hour, 15 min resolution

36-hour, 60 min resolution with 0C/32F Temperature masking (Precipitation Type)

The radar and surface composite imagery contains the base reflectivity (0.5 degree reflectivity) and the hourly surface observations. The wind barbs are plotted in knots with the temperature and dew point temperature plotted in their standard locations in Celsius. The pressure is plotted in its standard format (e.g. dropping the leading '10' or '9', and multiplied by 10) in millibars.  The radar images are updated at 45 minutes past every hour with surface data representing the houlry observation. For this reason, there may be a slight lag.