Doppler radar

English

Noun

Doppler radar (countable and uncountable, plural Doppler radars)

1. (chiefly meteorology) A radar system using the Doppler effect to measure the radial velocity of detected objects, allowing moving objects (such as airplanes, precipitation, missiles, etc.) to be distinguished from stationary ones and classified by magnitude and direction of their velocity towards or away from the radar site.

   Onboard Doppler radar can warn pilots about wet microbursts by detecting the associated column of rapidly-descending rain.

Translations

Translations

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 都卜勒雷達／都卜勒雷达 (dūbǔlè léidá)

• Finnish: dopplertutka (fi)
• German: Doppler-Radar m
• Japanese: ドップラーレーダー (doppurā rēdā)
• Korean: 도플러 레이더 (dopeulleo reideo)
• Swedish: dopplerradar (sv) c