Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Doppler radar


A Doppler radar is a radar using the Doppler effect of the returned echoes from targets to measure their radial velocity.Doppler radars are used in air defense, air traffic control, sounding satellites, police speed guns, and radiology. This particular picture is of a Doppler radar that has been used for weather purposes. It is a picture of Hurricane Isabelle as it is striking the coast.

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