Weather-sensing Radar Systems
Weather radars can resemble search radars. This radar uses radio waves along with horizontal, dual (horizontal and vertical), or circular polarization. The frequency selection of weather radar is a performance compromise between precipitation reflectivity and attenuation due to atmospheric water vapor. Some weather radars uses doppler shift to measure wind speeds and dual-polarization for identification of types of precipitations.
- Weather radar
- Wind profilers
- Millimetre cloud radar
- CODAR
Storm front reflectivities on a Weather radar screen (NOAA)
Wind profiling radar
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