Tower controller described an airspace incursion event; the reporter listed the STAR radar weather d...

Narrative:

The stars radar used while working local displays a green hue over the maps. Level six weather; which is solid brown; appears as solid green. Solid green is light precipitation; solid brown is extreme precipitation. The IFR departure was given a left turn heading 350. Upon reaching the eastern boundary of the airspace; the pilot informed me he needed to fly heading 075 because of weather and could not complete the turn to a heading of 350. The aircraft was leveling at 050 while breaking airspace boundaries. Coordination was completed with the appropriate sectors and the pilot was able to continue a northbound turn well outside my control jurisdiction. Correct the issue with the stars radar used by local. The color differences used to depict weather needs to be clearly and correctly depicted in order for correct control instructions and actions to be taken.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Tower Controller described an airspace incursion event; the reporter listed the STAR RADAR weather display colors as less than desired for control purposes.

Narrative: The STARS RADAR used while working local displays a green hue over the maps. Level six weather; which is solid brown; appears as solid green. Solid green is light precipitation; solid brown is extreme precipitation. The IFR departure was given a left turn heading 350. Upon reaching the eastern boundary of the airspace; the pilot informed me he needed to fly heading 075 because of weather and could not complete the turn to a heading of 350. The aircraft was leveling at 050 while breaking airspace boundaries. Coordination was completed with the appropriate sectors and the pilot was able to continue a northbound turn well outside my control jurisdiction. Correct the issue with the STARS RADAR used by Local. The color differences used to depict weather needs to be clearly and correctly depicted in order for correct control instructions and actions to be taken.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1004932
Time
Date	201204
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Tower
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Global Express (BD700)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Local
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types

Tower controller described an airspace incursion event; the reporter listed the STAR radar weather display colors as less than desired for control purposes.