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  2. Radar - Wikipedia

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    Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site. It is a radiodetermination method [1] used to detect and track aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, map weather formations, and terrain.

  3. List of radars - Wikipedia

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    A radar is an electronic system used to determine and detect the range of target and maps various types of targets. This is a list of radars. This is a list of radars. Argentina

  4. Radar signal characteristics - Wikipedia

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    At any range, with similar azimuth and elevation angles and as viewed by a radar with an unmodulated pulse, the range resolution is approximately equal in distance to half of the pulse duration times the speed of light (approximately 300 meters per microsecond). Radar echoes, showing a representation of the carrier

  5. List of radar types - Wikipedia

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    Radar range and wavelength can be adapted for different surveys of bird and insect migration and daily habits. They can have other uses too in the biological field. "MERLIN Avian Radar System for Bird Activity Monitoring and Mortality Risk Mitigation" (PDF). Insect radar. Surveillance radar (mostly X and S band, i.e. primary ATC Radars)

  6. Radar horizon - Wikipedia

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    And for the same examples : the radar horizon for the radar at a 1-mile (1.6 km) altitude will be 102-mile (164 km) and the one at 75 feet (23 m) will be 12-mile (19 km). Furthermore, layers with an inverse trend of temperature or humidity cause atmospheric ducting , which bends the beam downward or even traps radio waves so that they do not ...

  7. Over-the-horizon radar - Wikipedia

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    The frequency of radio waves used by most radars, in the form of microwaves, travel in straight lines.This generally limits the detection range of radar systems to objects on their horizon (generally referred to as "line of sight" since the aircraft must be at least theoretically visible to a person at the location and elevation of the radar transmitter) due to the curvature of the Earth.

  8. Radar cross section - Wikipedia

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    Measurement of a target's RCS is performed at a radar reflectivity range or scattering range. [citation needed] The first type of range is an outdoor range where the target is positioned on a specially shaped low RCS pylon some distance down-range from the transmitters. Such a range eliminates the need for placing radar absorbers behind the ...

  9. History of radar - Wikipedia

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    For this, there was a long-range Perimeter Acquisition Radar (PAR) and a shorter-range, more precise Missile Site Radar (MSR). [82] The PAR was housed in a 128-foot (39 m)-high nuclear-hardened building with one face sloping 25 degrees facing north. This contained 6,888 antenna elements separated in transmitting and receiving phased arrays.