Echo Tops

Color images of the maximum height of precipitation echoes.

Features:

A color image of the maximum height of echo-in-cloud tops

Generated in precipitation mode only

Height in feet of the highest echo

Displayed in increments of 5,000 up to 70,000 ft.

230km effective range of the radar scan

4km x 4km data resolution

Benefits:

Shows the maximum height of echo-in-cloud tops over the surface

Can depict non-precipitation producing echoes

The maximum echo top is noted on the legend

Key Beneficiaries:

Aviation professionals

Operational Forecasters

Applications:

Hazards to flight detection

Identifies core convection