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Polarization Radar


   Weather TermDescription / Definition
   Polarization Radar A radar which takes advantage of ways in which the transmitted waves' polarization affect the backscattering. Such radars may alternately transmit horizontal and vertically polarized beams, and measure differential reflectivity.


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