Range marker

From Glossary of Meteorology



range marker

On a radar display, graphic marks that facilitate the determination of the range of a target from the radar.

Range markers may be in the form of a scale on a range axis or, as on a PPI display, in the form of concentric circles with the position of the radar at the center.


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