[ecowise]

Originally Posted by Gaoth Laidir

Radars don't need to be located at current stations. They can be anywhere. That opens up a lot more possible locations, unless we get the usual nimbysm like we have with the wind farms. But from that list, certainly Waterford and Donegal Airports are most needed. Others would be south Kerry/west Cork, Belmullet/Mace Head and somewhere like Mullingar.

I suspect they are counting on the radar systems in Wales and Cornwall to cover the SE. Coastal locations west of Cork and south of Donegal would seem to be the most attractive in terms of maximum range. After that it is down to spacing between them (assuming there will be more than one), proximity to service personnel, good road access, terrain type (avoiding mountains is hard in the inland direction!) and availability of a good (3 phase?) power supply.

[Rougies]

Originally Posted by ecowise

I suspect they are counting on the radar systems in Wales and Cornwall to cover the SE. Coastal locations west of Cork and south of Donegal would seem to be the most attractive in terms of maximum range. After that it is down to spacing between them (assuming there will be more than one), proximity to service personnel, good road access, terrain type (avoiding mountains is hard in the inland direction!) and availability of a good (3 phase?) power supply.

The Welsh radar doesn't give good coverage for the SE and the Cornwall one is way out of range.

[SeedySam22]

All things being equal for any site the 1st preference should be height. We don't want our precious radars being knee deep in water.

[ecowise]

Originally Posted by Rougies

The Welsh radar doesn't give good coverage for the SE and the Cornwall one is way out of range.

Sorry for not making myself clearer. By SE I meant for observing rain systems coming from the SE. I think both Wales & Cornwall are very useful for this. Likewise on the SW & W coasts we want to see systems as early as possible before they make landfall.

[JCX BXC]

Originally Posted by SeedySam22

All things being equal for any site the 1st preference should be height. We don't want our precious radars being knee deep in water.

I'm not sure I understand you, why would a radar be placed somewhere liable to being knee deep in water?

[Harry Palmr]

It would be nice for the SE to get some decent coverage - even the full fat weather stations are rare down here.

[ecowise]

Originally Posted by Harry Palmr

It would be nice for the SE to get some decent coverage - even the full fat weather stations are rare down here.

If they are going to deploy another 3 C-band radars in addition to Dublin and Shannon then I would include the SE. One in Belmullet, one in Valentia and one in Waterford. My reasons for these locations are to get maximum additional coverage from easily serviceable sites. Other locations would also work but these seem reasonable. Any other suggestions?

[ecowise]

Useful interactive map for weather radar installations relevant to Europe:

http://radar.meteo.be/en/1682986-In+Europe.html

[Discodog]

The best guide to new locations may be to look for existing government owned sites.

[SeedySam22]

Originally Posted by JCX BXC

I'm not sure I understand you, why would a radar be placed somewhere liable to being knee deep in water?

While both radars are high up in the airports they could have access closed off due to local flooding in relatively low lying land

[spookwoman]

Radar isn't looking too good in Shannon