Weather radar, also called weather surveillance radar (WSR) and Doppler weather radar, is a type of radar used to locate precipitation, calculate its...
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ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, map weather formations, and terrain. A radar system consists of a transmitter producing electromagnetic...
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A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that uses the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance. It does this by bouncing a microwave...
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Glossary of meteorology (redirect from Weather phenomena)
the Canadian weather radar network (WKR and CWMN). weather reconnaissance weather satellite weather spotting The act of observing weather, often on the...
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with systems that predated Wi-Fi, such as military radar, satellite communication, and weather radar, and also to provide on aggregate a near-uniform loading...
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precipitations. Weather radar Wind profilers Millimetre cloud radar CODAR Storm front reflectivities on a weather radar screen (NOAA) Wind profiling radar Navigational...
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Terminal Doppler Weather Radar (TDWR) is a Doppler weather radar system with a three-dimensional "pencil beam" used primarily for the detection of hazardous...
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an area of radar echoes somewhere nearby. Large airliners are more likely to use weather radar than lightning detectors, since weather radar can detect...
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Night fighter (redirect from All-weather fighter)
addition of radar altimeter, terrain-following radar, improved instrument landing system, microwave landing system, Doppler weather radar, LORAN receivers...
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Backscatter (section Radar, especially weather radar)
Mie scattering, causing alpenglow and gegenschein, and showing up in weather radar; Inelastic collisions between electromagnetic waves and the transmitting...
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PAGASA (redirect from Philippine Weather Bureau)
PAGASA installed its first Doppler weather radar station in Baler, Aurora and another in Baguio. The new weather radars can monitor the typhoon and its movements...
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The Canadian weather radar network consists of 33 weather radars spanning Canada's most populated regions. Their primary purpose is the early detection...
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mid-1900s, mobile radar vehicles were being used for academic and military research. In the late 1900s, mobile doppler weather radars were designed and...
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NEXRAD (redirect from KRAX RADAR)
Nexrad (Next-Generation Radar) is a network of 159 high-resolution S-band Doppler weather radars operated by the National Weather Service (NWS), an agency...
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WSR-57 (Weather Surveillance Radar, 1957), with a network of WSR systems being deployed nationwide through the early 1960s; some of the radars were upgraded...
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detector. Doppler weather effects (precipitation) were also found to degrade conventional radar and moving target indicator radar, which can mask aircraft...
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Millimeter-wave cloud radars, also denominated cloud radars, are radar systems designed to monitor clouds with operating frequencies between 24 and 110 GHz...
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radar Type 726 Radar navigation radar Type 751 Radar navigation radar Type 752 Radar navigation radar Type 753 Radar navigation radar Type 756 Radar navigation...
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weather were adopted everywhere. In the 1960s, weather radar and meteorological satellites appeared and their images were incorporated into weather forecasts...
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Australia's weather radars are operated by the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), an executive agency of the Australian Government. The radar network is continually...
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what used to be called a radar range. In later years radar was used in scientific instruments, such as weather radar and radar astronomy. In 1886–1888...
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ARINC 708 (section Avionics weather radar systems)
ARINC 708 is a specification for airborne pulse Doppler weather radar systems primarily found on commercial aircraft. ARINC 708 uses a data transfer method...
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the 3D radar also provides elevation. Applications include weather monitoring, air defense, and surveillance. The information provided by 3D radar has long...
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systems. The National Weather Center also has expertise in local and regional climate, numerical modeling, hydrology, and weather radar. Members of the NWC...
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WSR-57 (redirect from Raytheon AN/FPS-41 Radar Meteorological Set)
model radar across the country, watching for severe weather. The WSR-57 (Weather Surveillance Radar - 1957) was the first 'modern' weather radar. Initially...
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Atmosphere Watch Automatic weather station Remote Automated Weather Stations (RAWS) Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) NEXRAD radar Global Sea Level Observing...
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X-band, however, the X-band has greater definition and accuracy in clear weather. Radar is a vital navigation component for safety at sea and near the shore...
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is measured using rain gauges. Rainfall amounts can be estimated by weather radar. Air contains water vapor, and the amount of water in a given mass of...
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tornado did not impact many structures; however, measurements from mobile weather radars revealed extreme winds in excess of 313 mph (504 km/h) within the vortex...
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