Systems and methods for using nexrad information to verify weather radar information
First Claim
1. A method that compares onboard weather radar returns and ground-based weather radar information, the method comprising:
- receiving a radar return from a weather radar system on board an installation vehicle;
receiving the ground-based weather radar information;
comparing a location of the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system with a corresponding location in the received ground-based weather radar information; and
determining that the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system is a weather radar return when a location in the received ground-based weather radar information indicates a presence of weather at the location of the radar return.
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Abstract
Systems and methods distinguish weather radar returns from terrain radar returns. An exemplary embodiment receives a radar return from a weather radar system on board an installation vehicle, receives ground-based weather radar information, compares a location of the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system with a corresponding location in the received ground-based, and determines that the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system is a weather radar return when a location in the received ground-based weather radar information indicates a presence of weather at the location of the radar return.
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20 Claims
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1. A method that compares onboard weather radar returns and ground-based weather radar information, the method comprising:
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receiving a radar return from a weather radar system on board an installation vehicle; receiving the ground-based weather radar information; comparing a location of the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system with a corresponding location in the received ground-based weather radar information; and determining that the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system is a weather radar return when a location in the received ground-based weather radar information indicates a presence of weather at the location of the radar return. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An onboard weather radar system in an installation vehicle, comprising:
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an onboard weather radar antenna that detects a radar return from weather and from terrain; an onboard transceiver that receives ground-based weather radar information; an onboard processing system coupled to the onboard weather radar antenna and the onboard transceiver, wherein the onboard processing system compares a location of the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system with a corresponding location in the received ground-based weather radar information, and determines that the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system is a weather radar return when a location in the received ground-based weather radar information indicates a presence of weather at the location of the radar return. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An onboard weather radar system in an installation vehicle, comprising:
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means for receiving a radar return from a weather radar antenna on board the installation vehicle; means for receiving ground-based weather radar information; and means for comparing a location of the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system with a corresponding location in the received ground-based weather radar information, and for determining that the radar return received from the onboard weather radar system is a weather radar return when a location in the received ground-based weather radar information indicates a presence of weather at the location of the radar return. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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