Sector scan: Difference between revisions
From Glossary of Meteorology
imported>Perlwikibot (Created page with " {{TermHeader}} {{TermSearch}} <div class="termentry"> <div class="term"> == sector scan == </div> <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A radar sca...") |
imported>Perlwikibot No edit summary |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[radar]] scanning procedure in which the [[antenna]] sweeps through an interval of [[azimuth]] less than the full 360& | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A [[radar]] scanning procedure in which the [[antenna]] sweeps through an interval of [[azimuth]] less than the full 360° at a fixed [[elevation angle]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">Often the azimuth extent of a sector scan may be only a few degrees in order to concentrate the observations on a particular [[storm]] or region of a storm.</div><br/> </div> | ||
</div> | </div> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, 20 February 2012
sector scan
A radar scanning procedure in which the antenna sweeps through an interval of azimuth less than the full 360° at a fixed elevation angle.
Often the azimuth extent of a sector scan may be only a few degrees in order to concentrate the observations on a particular storm or region of a storm.
