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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[radar]] system that infers [[wind speed]] by measuring the [[backscattering cross  section]] (<br/>''or'' normalized [[radar cross section]]).</div><br/> </div>
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[radar]] system that infers [[wind speed]] by measuring the [[backscattering cross section|backscattering cross  section]] (<br/>''or'' normalized [[radar cross section]]).</div><br/> </div>
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scatterometer

A radar system that infers wind speed by measuring the backscattering cross section (
or normalized radar cross section).


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