NMIMT three-dimensional Lightning Mapping Array for STEPS

Thirteen stations are to be deployed in eastern Colorado and western Kansas at locations marked A-M. The large equilateral triangle H-I-J corresponds to an 80-km-baseline network of Doppler radars located at Stratton, Vernon, and Goodland. The green stickpins correspond to a more compact 60-km-baseline network of radars at Bethune, Idalia, and Goodland. The seven central stations A-G optimize coverage within the triple Doppler region. The six outlying stations extend the areal coverage, with stations K-L-M covering the exterior dual-doppler lobes of the different radar pairs. The overall arrangement provides high-resolution coverage in the triple Doppler region between the radars and good-quality coverage to well outside the radar network. Provided by Paul Krehbiel (NMIMT).