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Placentia Sector 3 Live Doppler Weather Radar
High-definition precipitation scanner and storm tracker for Placentia Sector 3 and surrounding region of Newfoundland and Labrador
Placentia Sector 3 Live Doppler RadarMSC Dual-Pol
Placentia Sector 3, NL • Lat: 55.31° N, Lon: 54.15° W • Sweep 10m
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Doppler Beam: 250 km Radius
Placentia Sector 3, NL
N 0°
S 180°
W 270°
E 90°
Precipitation Reflectivity (dBZ)MSC 5.6 GHz
Flurries / DrizzleHeavy Snow / Hail
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Understanding Canadian Doppler Radar
The Canadian radar network operates S-band and C-band dual-polarization Doppler radar stations across the country. Dual-polarization technology allows meteorologists and algorithms to distinguish between rain, wet snow, dry snow, hail, ice pellets, and freezing rain with extreme precision.