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Ask A Met: How Does Radar Work?

If there are multiple things out there, say more raindrops, more beams will bounce back. What radar can do is measure the ...
You’re hurtling down your favorite highway, foot planted on the accelerator, engine playing its sweet song of mechanical ...
Radar systems generally consist of a transmitter which can produce electromagnetic signal and which is radiated into space using an antenna. When this signals strikes an object it reflects into many ...
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NASA-ISRO Satellite Sends First Radar Images of Earth’s Surface

Preliminary images from the most powerful Earth radar satellite ever launched offer a tantalizing glimpse of the science the ...
The technology is far from operational. While similar sensors have proven reliable in detecting low-flying aircraft over shallow waters, the challenge could be far greater in the open sea. But this ...
A faulty radar in the Santa Cruz Mountains may be to blame for weather apps not working right over the weekend. The National Weather Service said its large radar high atop Mount Umunhum is down and is ...