Transmission wavelengths - Weather Modification

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Paul of the family: Canter

Dear Meteorological Office,

I have been studying the practice of "weather modification" for 6 years now and have a few questions with regards to this:

1. What frequency range are the Nexrad transmitters capable of covering? And are these fixed or variable?

2. What control does the mainframe computer at Exeter have over these wavelengths?

3. What information in particular is subject to the Official Secrets Act, as per your sign at the entrance to the Exeter office and why?

4. Is the processing of the computer and related software for these transmitters the reason for the OSA?

5. As I understand the Met Office has control over the Wind Profiler in Paris, Is the Computer in Exeter linked to any other systems or transmitters in other countries and if so which?

6. Do third party organisations have access to the Met Office computer and in particular privately/Corporately owned Nexrads, and if so, who and why? Also, is the Met Office able to take control of these privately owned Nexrads with the Supercomputer in Exeter?

7. Are US military satellites linked to the Supercomputer in Exeter, as well as weather modification NEXrad/systems on the island of Guam?

Yours faithfully,

Paul of the family: Canter

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From: Paul of the family: Canter
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Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2015 02:17:57 +0000

Subject: Freedom of Information request - Transmission wavelengths -
Weather Modification

  

Dear Meteorological Office,

I have been studying the practice of "weather modification" for 6 years
now and have a few questions with regards to this:

1. What frequency range are the Nexrad transmitters capable of covering?
And are these fixed or variable?

2. What control does the mainframe computer at Exeter have over these
wavelengths?

3. What information in particular is subject to the Official Secrets Act,
as per your sign at the entrance to the Exeter office and why?

4. Is the processing of the computer and related software for these
transmitters the reason for the OSA?

5.  As I understand the Met Office has control over the Wind Profiler in
Paris, Is the Computer in Exeter linked to any other systems or
transmitters in other countries and if so which?

6. Do third party organisations have access to the Met Office computer and
in particular privately/Corporately owned Nexrads, and if so, who and why?
Also, is the Met Office able to take control of these privately owned
Nexrads with the Supercomputer in Exeter?

7. Are US military satellites linked to the Supercomputer in Exeter, as
well as weather modification NEXrad/systems on the island of Guam?

Yours faithfully,

Paul of the family: Canter

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