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weather radar

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noun

  1. radar designed or suitable for use in detecting clouds and precipitation.


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Nicole Carr and Simon Scott, from Astro Dog, a firm which runs stargazing, photography and education events, said people who were able to travel could use weather radar apps to find gaps in the cloud.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

His team plans to test this by analyzing weather radar data – which also detects the presence of flying birds, bats and insects – to see if more birds take wing during the eclipse.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Data were collected from magnetometer stations near weather radar sites.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2023

Without information from a weather radar or other optical measurements, he says, it is challenging to puzzle out the small-scale processes within thunderstorms.

From National Geographic • Oct. 6, 2023

The weather radar has helped us a lot?

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

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