COMPARISON OF THE STEPS ORIGINAL RADAR NETWORK NEAR GOODLAND
WITH THREE OTHER POSSIBILITIES NEAR GREELEY
NETWORK
BASELINE LENGTHS (km) AVG (km)
Goodland
(CHIL-SPol-KGLD) 		CHIL-SPol
(53)		 CHIL-KGLD
(63)		 SPol-KGLD
(59)		 58
Greeley #1
(CHL-ftm-KFTG) 		CHL-ftm
(74)		 CHL-KFTG
(74)		 ftm-KFTG
(82)		 77
Greeley #2
(NHRE-CHL-KCYS) 		CHL-NHRE
(63)		 CHL-KCYS
(80)		 NHRE-KCYS
(56)		 66
Greeley #3
(brg-CHL-PAW) 		CHL-brg
(34)		 CHL-PAW
(48)		 brg-PAW
(42)		 41

Networks: locations and characteristics of research radar dual-Doppler, dual-polarimetric lobes.
Goodland:
    CHIL: CSU-CHILL near Goodland Kansas
    SPol: NCAR/ATD/SPol near Goodland Kansas
    KGLD: NWS WSR-88D at Goodland Kansas
    Characteristics:
       1. dual-Doppler lobe orientation - NW/SE
       2. lobes in eastern Colorado and western Kansas
       3. some storms may be observable across both lobes
       4. 3000-4500 ft, roughly 3500 ft mean
Greeley #1:
    CHL: CSU-CHILL near Greeley Colorado
    ftm: NCAR/ATD/SPol near Ft. Morgan Colorado
    KFTG: NWS WSR-88D at Denver Colorado
    Characteristics:
       1. dual-Doppler lobe orientation - NE/SW
       2. lobes over eastern Cheyenne Ridge and Denver metro area
       3. but storms observable only in one or other lobe
       4. 4500-6000 ft, roughly 5000 ft mean
Greeley #2:
    NHRE: NCAR/ATD/SPol near Grover Colorado at old NHRE/CP2 site
    CHL: CSU-CHILL near Greeley Colorado
    KCYS: NWS WSR-88D at Cheyenne Wyoming
    Characteristics:
       1. dual-Doppler lobe orientation - NW/SE
       2. lobes over western Cheyenne Ridge and plains NE of Denver
       3. but only SE lobe relevant, NW lobe over mountains
       4. 4500-6500 ft, roughly 5000 ft mean
Greeley #3:
    brg: NCAR/ATD/SPol near Briggsdale Colorado
    CHL: CSU-CHILL near Greeley Colorado
    PAW: CSU PAWNEE near Nunn Colorado
    Characteristics:
       1. dual-Doppler lobe orientation - NW/SE
       2. lobes over western Cheyenne Ridge and plains NE of Denver
       3. but only SE lobe relevant, NW lobe over mountains
       4. 4500-6500 ft, roughly 5000 ft mean