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|Meaning=A type of [[radar]] that employs [[microwave]] scatterometers deployed aboard aircraft and satellites that can compute [[wind speed]] using algorithms relating the wind speed to the [[backscattering cross section]]. | |||
|Explanation=<br/>''See also'' [[Doppler radar]], [[marine radar]], [[synthetic aperture radar]], [[high-frequency radar]]. | |||
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Latest revision as of 12:39, 29 March 2024
A type of radar that employs microwave scatterometers deployed aboard aircraft and satellites that can compute wind speed using algorithms relating the wind speed to the backscattering cross section.