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Lect 02 Radar. Radar. RA dio D etection A nd R anging Developed during WWII for detecting enemy aircraft Active remote sensor Transmits and receives pulses of E-M radiation Satellite is passive sensor (receives only). http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/radinfo/radinfo.html.
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Radar • RAdio Detection And Ranging • Developed during WWII for detecting enemy aircraft • Active remote sensor • Transmits and receives pulses of E-M radiation • Satellite is passive sensor (receives only)
1.3. CAPPI maps at heights of (a) 3 km and (b) 7 km, near Montréal, Canada, on 3 August 1988 at 2135 UTC (1635 local time).
Clear-Air Mode Precipitation Mode Greer, SC (KGSP) (http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/birdrad/COMMENT.HTM)
Cannon AFB, NM (KCVS) Precipitation Mode (http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/birdrad/COMMENT.HTM)