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What does weather radar mean? What does weather radar mean?

1. Meteorological radar is a radar specially used for atmospheric detection. Belonging to active microwave atmospheric remote sensing equipment.

2. The high-altitude wind radar used with radiosonde is only a special equipment for locating displacement balloons, and it is generally not considered as such radar. Meteorological radar is one of the main detection tools for early warning and forecasting small-scale weather systems (such as typhoons and rainstorm clouds). Conventional radar equipment generally consists of directional antenna, transmitter, receiver, antenna controller, display and camera equipment, computer and image transmission. Meteorological radar is an important means of meteorological monitoring, which plays an extremely important role in sudden and disastrous monitoring, forecasting and early warning.