Detecting and forecasting dangerous weather by radar

The Southern Regional Hydro-meteorological Station said that the agency has put into use the weather radar (photo), which is located in Nha Be (Ho Chi Minh City), with a long-range scanning area of ​​about 480km. This radar system helps to detect, monitor and forecast dangerous weather phenomena such as storms, thunderstorms, cyclones, heavy rains . and even the phenomenon of heavy rain generating floods on the Dong Nai river system.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Giam, head of the hydro-meteorological forecasting department, the Southern Regional Meteorological Station, said that when the storm No. 9 (2006) entered the scanning area of ​​the radar, the agency could follow the link. continuation of the storm through images and data collected from radar. Through data analysis of radar, professionals can forecast in a specific, clear . position, area of ​​influence and trend of the storm continuously.

Analytical information from radar can be transferred continuously and directly to each locality potentially affected by dangerous weather phenomena.

(Photo: Quoc Thanh)

QUOC THANH