Lowering the Minimum Scan Angle of the KGJX Weather Surveillance Radar - Model 1988 Doppler (WSR-88D) serving the Grand Junction, CO, area

Overview

ID #

52120221

Document Type

Environmental Assessment

NOAA Office

National Weather Service

Document Status

Complete

Last Updated

05/21/2021

Summary

The National Weather Service (NWS) owns and operates the existing WSR-88D serving the Grand Junction, CO, area. The radar identifier is KGJX and the radar is located at the crest of Grand Mesa in Mesa County, CO. The radar is facility is about 18 miles east-southeast of downtown Grand Junction, CO. The KGJX WSR-88D was commissioned in June 1996 and is
one of 159 WSR-88Ds in the nationwide network.