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AIRBORNE WEATHER RADAR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-03-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
- Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
- Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
- Air Navigation Aids
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- airborne weather radar
1, record 1, English, airborne%20weather%20radar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- airborne meteorological radar 3, record 1, English, airborne%20meteorological%20radar
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although great progress has been made using ground-based Doppler radars to study storm structure, remote storms such as oceanic cyclones and hurricanes cannot be observed with these systems. Also, some phenomena are remote, such as orographic storms over mountains or clouds over the arctic ... Airborne meteorological radars provide a means to make measurements of the structure and dynamics of these difficult-to-observe weather systems. ... meteorological radar systems are deployed on a number of research aircraft. 4, record 1, English, - airborne%20weather%20radar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
- Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
- Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
- Aides à la navigation aérienne
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- radar météorologique aéroporté
1, record 1, French, radar%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologique%20a%C3%A9roport%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- radar météorologique de bord 2, record 1, French, radar%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologique%20de%20bord
masculine noun
- AWR 3, record 1, French, AWR
masculine noun
- AWR 3, record 1, French, AWR
- radar météorologique embarqué 4, record 1, French, radar%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9orologique%20embarqu%C3%A9
masculine noun
- radar météo aéroporté 5, record 1, French, radar%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9o%20a%C3%A9roport%C3%A9
masculine noun
- radar météo de bord 6, record 1, French, radar%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9o%20de%20bord
masculine noun
- radar météo embarqué 7, record 1, French, radar%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9o%20embarqu%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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