NEXRAD product improvement overview

The National Weather Service, in cooperation with their Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) partners in the Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Transportation (DOT), are currently planning and executing a scientific and technical evolution of the Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) system. This effort is the necessary and planned continuing improvement of the WSR-88D system to: (1) meet NOAA's strategic goal of advancing short-term warnings and forecast services for the general public, (2) meet FAA requirements for additional and higher quality products, and (3) meet DoD requirements for a radar user interface interoperable between NEXRAD and other deployable Doppler weather radar systems.