airborne weather radar

Radarscope presentation of airborne weather radar.

A primary radar designed to locate turbulent clouds within a wide area ahead of the aircraft to discriminate between safe and potentially turbulent areas in cloud formations. It provides a pictorial representation of turbulent and dangerous clouds located along the flight path and warns the pilot well in advance. The secondary function of the radar is to aid navigation by a map-painting mode and avoidance of high ground. Airborne weather radars operate in the SHF (superhigh frequency) band, whose wavelength lies between 10 cm and 3 cm (3.93 in and 1.81 in).

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To size up a storm, pilots should always use visual cues and a combination of airborne weather radar, Nexrad imagery, a sferic (lightning detection) device, and tools like Convective Sigmets and Center Weather Advisories.

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(2016) Method for Detecting and Simulating 3D Turbulence Field of Airborne Weather Radar. Systems Engineering & Electronics, 38, 293-297.

Using MC Algorithm to Implement 3D Image Reconstruction for Yunnan Weather Radar Data

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Atlas was one of the early inventors of the airborne weather radar, now standard equipment on all commercial and military aircraft.

Radar in Meteorology

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Sidestepping Storms: Coordinate your plan with ATC, stay in VMC and don't get too close

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If you want airborne weather radar, as is available in the U.S.

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I do not think that I will be using airborne weather radar any day soon, but the more you know in aviation the better.

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