NWS Doppler RADAR

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jwhitmor-at-muscanet-dot-com>

My associate (nicknamed "Shockwave" ??) has an interesting question.
The doppler RADAR displays on TV, now show lightning strike positions
(in more or less realtime) embedded in the false color RADAR displays.

What he asked, was how big a coil would he have to build for it to register
lightning strikes on "The Weather Channel"?

My feeling is that lightning strike positions, are probably triangulated
from VLF/ULF radio receivers and not from RADAR at all, (although I
suppose supersonic, superheated, plasma would have a unique and
detectable doppler frequency shift).

Anybody have experience with this equipment?
                                                                                  Jimbo