Modern Meterology

Radar

How do radars use the Doppler effect to measure the weather?

Doppler radar—unlike conventional radar systems that could only indicate where a storm was and how intense it was—can be used to detect wind speed and the direction storms are taking. Because one Doppler radar can only tell if a storm is heading away or toward it, a network of radars is needed to chart a storm’s precise course.



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