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Ground-based weather radars emerged during World War II and have since been used to observe precipitation, mostly over land. Ground-based radars send out pulses of microwave energy in narrow beams that scan in a circular pattern. When the microwave pulse encounters precipitation particles in the atmosphere, the energy is scattered in all directions, sending some energy back to the radar. These measurements are used to estimate intensity, altitude, precipitation type(e. g., rain, snow, hail), and motion. Obtaining continuous measurements of precipitation from ground-based systems(e. g., from rain gauges and radar systems) presents a challenge due to large gaps between monitoring sites on land and huge gaps over the ocean.  1, record 1, English, - ground%2Dbased%20weather%20radar

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[The pulse acquisitiion radar is] a search radar with a 20 rpm [revolutions per minute] rotation for high/medium altitude target detection.  1, record 2, English, - pulse%20acquisition%20radar

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Le radar d'acquisition à impulsions (PAR) assure la couverture à moyenne et haute altitude à grande distance.  1, record 2, French, - radar%20d%27acquisition%20%C3%A0%20impulsions

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The encoder/decoder module receives biphase data(self-test initiate) from the GPDC, generates a receiver clock pulse... and encodes serial digital data into biphase data(altitude) for transmission to the GPDC.  1, record 3, English, - biphase%20data

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The encoder/decoder module receives biphase data... from the GPDC, generates a receiver clock pulse used to transfer the decoded data into a storage register, and encodes serial digital data into biphase data(altitude) for transmission to the GPDC.  1, record 4, English, - serial%20digital%20data

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digital data: Data that are stored in the form of discrete digits.  2, record 4, English, - serial%20digital%20data

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Voir arithmétique sérielle, ordinateur sériel.  1, record 4, French, - donn%C3%A9es%20num%C3%A9riques%20s%C3%A9rielles

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High-altitude electromagnetic pulse... is an electromagnetic radiation of very short rise time, large amplitude, and brief duration that follows a nuclear explosion above the atmosphere. The area over which a single [high-altitude electromagnetic pulse] event is experienced can be very great if the explosion is high enough and large enough. Several such nuclear explosions might render unprotected electronic equipment and systems inoperative over an area as large as the continental United States.  4, record 5, English, - high%2Daltitude%20electromagnetic%20pulse

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Explosions nucléaires.  2, record 5, French, - impulsion%20%C3%A9lectromagn%C3%A9tique%20haute%20altitude

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Synchronization delay introduced between the time of transmission of the radar pulse and the start of the trace on the indicator, for the purpose of eliminating the altitude hole on the plan position indicator-type display.  1, record 6, English, - altitude%20delay

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altitude delay: term and definition standardized by NATO.  2, record 6, English, - altitude%20delay

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Retard dans la synchronisation introduit entre le départ d'une impulsion radar et le début de sa trace sur l'écran, afin d'en éliminer le cône mort.  1, record 6, French, - retard%20de%20suppression%20d%27%C3%A9cho%20proche

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retard de suppression d'écho proche : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.  2, record 6, French, - retard%20de%20suppression%20d%27%C3%A9cho%20proche

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Retraso en la sincronización que se introduce entre el instante de la transmisión del impulso de un radar y el comienzo del barrido en la pantalla, con objeto de eliminar los ecos de objetos próximos, en una pantalla tipo PIT.  1, record 6, Spanish, - retraso%20de%20supresi%C3%B3n%20de%20ecos%20pr%C3%B3ximos

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Primary radar is(...) the original form of radio-detection, in which a beam of microwave energy illuminates a passive or "non-cooperating" target and the reflected pulse or echo is processed to display its bearing and distance from the transmitter(three-dimensional or height-finder radars will also display its altitude, although these are, so far, restricted to military surveillance applications, essentially for reasons of cost, plus the fact that there are alternative means of determining the altitude of aircraft, other than hostile intruders).  1, record 7, English, - passive%20target

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Le radar primaire, c'est (...) la forme originale de la détection électromagnétique: un faisceau de micro-ondes est envoyé sur une cible passive et le signal réfléchi par celle-ci est traité pour en déterminer et faire apparaître sur un écran le relèvement et distance par rapport à l'émetteur (les radars tridimensionnels indiquent en outre l'altitude de la cible mais, essentiellement pour des raisons de coût et parce qu'il est possible de déterminer l'altitude des aéronefs amis par d'autres moyens, leurs applications sont actuellement limitées à la surveillance militaire).  1, record 7, French, - cible%20passive

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