Monday, December 1, 2008

Doppler Radar

http://www.ci.ocoee.fl.us/General/Images/DopplerRadar.jpg

This image is a Doppler radar screen from the well known weather channel. Doppler radar images uses an antenna to send a microwave out and the wave returns to the antenna gathering information. In weather, the antenna sends out pulses and based on the precipitation determines the strength of the returned wave. Doppler affect is used in many different items such as radar guns, used by law enforcement. The same affect is used to create images of areas to show rain and storms. Doppler radar does not just mean weather radar. Doppler is the effect of the antenna.

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