Hopefully my terminology "ground clutter" is correct. From the (USA)
National Weather Service website... Short Range Images -- Rainfall -- 1
Hour Total. I use it whenever there is rain in the area. Sometimes
there is a false positive rain indication. I guess that's called ground
clutter, but in any case that's what I'm talking about. It usually
looks different than rain and the indication is probably never higher
than the first level of intensity.

What causes ground clutter on radar? A cool front is blowing through
the area and leaves are falling down. A look at the radar shows ground
clutter. Can falling leaves cause ground clutter? Dust?

Thanks.



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On Nov 15, 1:13*am, John Doe wrote:
Hopefully my terminology "ground clutter" is correct. From the (USA)
National Weather Service website... Short Range Images -- Rainfall -- 1
Hour Total. I use it whenever there is rain in the area. Sometimes
there is a false positive rain indication. I guess that's called ground
clutter, but in any case that's what I'm talking about. It usually
looks different than rain and the indication is probably never higher
than the first level of intensity.

What causes ground clutter on radar? A cool front is blowing through
the area and leaves are falling down. A look at the radar shows ground
clutter. Can falling leaves cause ground clutter? Dust?

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