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Doppler shift

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Doppler shift

[′däp·lər ‚shift]

(physics)

The amount of the change in the observed frequency of a wave due to Doppler effect, usually expressed in hertz. Also known as Doppler frequency.

Doppler shift

Doppler effect in moving receiver.

In airborne Doppler radar, a transmitter which, by means of a directional antenna, radiates energy toward the ground. This results in a situation in which both the transmitter and the receiver are moving relative to the ground; consequently the original frequency is changed twice. The difference between transmitted and received frequencies is known as the Doppler shift and is very nearly proportional to the relative motion between the aircraft and the ground along the direction of the radar beam. A moving target will cause the frequency of the echo signal to increase if it is approaching the radar or decrease if it is receding from the radar. Since the Doppler frequency shift is proportional to radial velocity, a radar system that measures such a shift in frequency can also provide the radial velocity of a target. The Doppler frequency shift also is used to separate moving targets from stationary ones even when the undesired clutter power might be much greater than the power of echo from the targets. Also called the Doppler effect.

Doppler effect

The change in electromagnetic frequency that occurs when the source of the radiation and its observer move toward or away from each other. The faster they come together, the higher the frequency. The faster they move away, the lower the frequency. Discovered by Austrian physicist Christian Doppler (1803-1853), this condition has a great effect on low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites as they weave towards and away from the earth. See Doppler radar.

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