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Garmin aera 795/796 Pilot’s Guide
190-01194-00 Rev. C
105
Hazard Avoidance
Overview GPS Navigation Flight Planning Hazard Avoidance Additional Features Appendices Index
•NEXRADbasereectivitydoesnot providesufcientinformation todetermine
cloud layers or precipitation characteristics (hail vs. rain). For example, it is not
possible to distinguish between wet snow, wet hail, and rain.
•NEXRADbasereectivityissampledattheminimumantennaelevationangle.An
individual NEXRAD site cannot depict high altitude storms at close ranges, and
has no information about storms directly over the site.
neXrAD IntenSIty
Colors are used to identify the different NEXRAD echo intensities (reflectivity)
measured in dBZ (decibels of Z). “Reflectivity” (designated by the letter Z) is the
amount of transmitted power returned to the radar receiver. The dBZ values increase
as returned signal strength increases. Precipitation intensity is displayed using colors
corresponding to the dBZ values.
NEXRAD DataRADAR Legend
FIS-b rADAr proDuctS
FIS-B weather provides two different Radar products, CONUS and Regional. The
system can display each individually or a composite (COMBINED). When Regional
Radar is displayed, only precipitation for your current region is displayed. The subdued
(grayish-purple colored) area represents the area not covered by the regional radar
product. When Combined radar data is viewed, Regional Radar data is displayed on
top of CONUS data and the time shown in the lower left corner is associated with
Regional Radar data only.