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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">In [[radar meteorology]], [[scattering]] from atmospheric [[refractive index]] fluctuations,  components of which are resonant with the radar [[wavelength]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">For [[backscattering]], these components have a [[scale]] size of one-half the radar wavelength. <br/>''See''  [[clear-air echo]].</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 26 March 2024

In radar meteorology, scattering from atmospheric refractive index fluctuations, components of which are resonant with the radar wavelength.

For backscattering, these components have a scale size of one-half the radar wavelength.
See clear-air echo.

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