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What type of weather radar is used for meteorological observation?

Meteorological radar for meteorological observation

It can detect the state of clouds and rain in the air, determine the height and thickness of clouds, and determine meteorological elements such as wind direction and wind speed in different atmospheres. It includes rain radar, cloud radar and wind radar. In addition, according to the different installation positions of radar, it can be divided into ground radar, airborne radar, shipborne radar, missile-borne radar, space radar, ball-borne radar and so on.

According to different working frequency bands, it can be divided into meter wave radar, decimeter wave radar, centimeter wave radar and millimeter wave radar.

According to the different forms of transmitted signals, it can be divided into pulse radar, continuous wave radar and pulse compression radar.

According to the different control methods of antenna beam scanning, it can be divided into mechanical scanning radar, electromechanical scanning radar, frequency scanning radar and phased array radar.