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- How is Doppler used in radar?
- What is the Doppler effect in radar?
- Why Doppler processing techniques are used in most modern weather radars?
- What is range Doppler processing?
How is Doppler used in radar?
Doppler radar sends the energy in pules and listens for any returned signal. The phase shift effect is similar to the "Doppler shift" observed with sound waves. With the "Doppler shift", the sound pitch of an object moving toward your location is higher due to compression (a change in the phase) of sound waves.
What is the Doppler effect in radar?
Doppler effect is used to measure speed in RADAR sensors. When the fixed-frequency radio wave sent from the sender continuously strikes an object that is moving towards or away from the sender, the frequency of the reflected radio wave will be changed. This frequency shift is known as Doppler effect, as shown in Fig.
Why Doppler processing techniques are used in most modern weather radars?
The advantage of combining Doppler processing with pulse radars is to provide accurate velocity information. This velocity is called range-rate. It describes the rate that a target moves toward or away from the radar.
What is range Doppler processing?
If a transmitter platform is stationary, a range-Doppler map shows a response from stationary targets at zero Doppler. For targets that are moving relative to the transmitter platform, the range-Doppler map shows a response at nonzero Doppler values.
