Doppler radar
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Doppler radar
First recorded in 1955–60
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A system called Trackman uses in-stadium, two-directional Doppler radar and synchronized high-speed cameras to quantify everything from a ball’s rotation and velocity to location.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Their Earthcare satellite used a Doppler radar to capture the view.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2024
It also carries the first space-based Doppler radar to track the motions of clouds and probe how they fuel storms.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 5, 2024
The jet also has a separate Doppler radar system in the tail, which captures cross-section images as it passes over a storm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
This is what people did in the old days before satellite imagery and Doppler radar.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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