Doppler radar
device · 1950 · Digital age
A radar that measures speed from the Doppler shift.
What it is made of
- Antenna — has part. An antenna.
- Dish antenna — has part. A parabolic antenna.
- Magnetron — has part. Or a klystron — the transmitter.
- Digital signal processor — has part. It picks out the Doppler shift.
Principles and materials it uses
- Doppler effect — uses. The Doppler shift.
- Copper — is made of. The waveguides are copper.
Where it is used
- Weather forecast — is used in. Weather radars.
What it is a kind of
- Radar — is a kind of. A radar.
- Speed radar — includes. A radar.