ISO 19926 discusses weather radar. ISO 19926-1 is an international standard that provides for system performance and operation of weather radar.
ISO 19926-1 is the first part of a multi-part series that specifies the system performance of ground-based weather radar systems measuring the atmosphere using frequencies between 2 GHz and 10 GHz. These systems are suitable for the area-wide detection of precipitation and other meteorological targets at different altitudes.
ISO 19926-1 also describes ways to verify the different aspects of system performance, including infrastructure.
ISO 19926-1 applies to linear polarization parabolic radar systems, dual-polarization, and single-polarization radars.
Note 1: ISO 19926-1 does not apply to fan-beam radars [narrow in azimuth (AZ) and broad in elevation (EL)], including marine and aeronautical surveillance radars, which are used for but are not primarily designed for, weather applications.
Note 2: ISO 19926-1 does not describe weather radar technology and its applications.
ISO 19926-1 on system performance and operation of weather radar is useful for-
Radars provide localized, highly detailed, timely, and three-dimensional sensing and observing capability that no other meteorological monitoring system can provide.
ISO 19926-1 assist in maintaining a comparable and high level of competitive weather radar systems and also provides aid for tendering authorities to take into account state of the art of system performance.
ISO 19926-1 provides provision for valid documentation on the potential and limitations of weather radar systems, thus supporting capacity building worldwide.
ISO 19926-1 advises on the general requirements for sitting, operation, maintenance, and calibration tasks to keep radar systems on a high level of data quality and availability.
ISO 19926-1 provides a description of the required range of tasks for operating and maintaining weather radar systems to let managers allocate enough financial resources and staff capacity for this purpose.
BSI recommends this version of standard for organisations operating in or with the UK. The ISO edition is available here if required.