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- 1. a radar tracking system using the Doppler effect to determine the location and velocity of a storm, clouds, precipitation, etc.
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A Doppler radar is a specialized radar that uses the Doppler effect to produce velocity data about objects at a distance. It does this by bouncing a microwave signal off a desired target and analyzing how the object's motion has altered the frequency of the returned signal. This variation gives direct and highly accurate measurements of the radial component of a target's velocity relative to the r... Wikipedia