Operation Manual

ColorcodePrecipitationtypeReectivityIntensity
Darkblue
Snow(20+dBz)
LightpinkMixed
(5to19dBz)
DarkpinkMixed
(20+dBz)
Canadianradarprecipitationcolorcodes
CanadianradarshowstheintensityofprecipitationforCanada.
UnlikeNOWRad,Canadianradardoesnotshowtheprecipitation
type.
ColorcodeIntensityinmmperhour
Transparent(nothingshownatvery
lowprecipitation)
0.00to0.20mm/hr
Lightgreen
0.21to1.00mm/hr
Mediumgreen
1.01to4.00mm/hr
Darkgreen
4.01to12.00mm/hr
Yellow
12.01to24.00mm/hr
Orange24.01to50.00mm/hr
Lightred
50.01to100mm/hr
Darkred
100.01+mm/hr
Reectivityintensitytorainfallcorrelation
YoucanusethetablebelowtocorrelatereectivityintensityindBz
toestimatedrainfallinmillimetersperhourorinchesperhour.
ReectivityIntensityRainfall(mm/hr)Rainfall(in/hr)
5
0.07490.0029
100.15380.0059
150.31580.0123
200.64840.0253
251.3320.0519
302.7340.1066
355.6150.219
4011.530.4497
4523.680.9235
5048.621.8963
55
99.853.8949
60205.057.9975
65401.0715.6424
70864.6833.723
75
1775.6569.252
803646.33142.21
857487.83292.03
9015376.51599.69
9531575.911231.46
10064841.982528.84
105133154.65193.03
110273436.410664.02
Selectingweathergraphics
Fromtheweatherapplication:
1.SelectMenu.
2.SelectDisplayGraphics.
Thedisplaygraphicslistisdisplayed.
3.SelecteachgraphicyouwanttoShoworHide.
4.SelectingagraphicwillswitchbetweenShoworHide.
Note:TheWindVectorgraphicoptionsareArroworBarb.
Usingtheweatherapplication(NorthAmericaonly)
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