NEXRAD may degrade Mauna Kea observatory

Author:

n/a

Title:

NEXRAD may degrade Mauna Kea observatory

Periodical:

Environment Hawaii

Year:

1993

Volume:

4

Pages:

6

Subject:

Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) National Weather Service

Summary:

This document describes the benefits that the NEXRAD offers the National Weather Service and the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Controllers in Hawaii. Also described is how the radiation from these devices impacts the operations of the telescopes that are located on Mauna Kea, on the island of Hawaii, and on Haleakala, on the island of Maui.

Label:

Mauna Kea - Astronomy

Collection:

Periodicals