USAF keeps weather eye on radar coverage

THE US AIR FORCE IS USING COMPUTER MODELS to gain a better understanding of how weather and terrain affect radar transmissions. The image was produced by, the variable-terrain radio parabolic equation (VTRPE) model, and shows a weather "inversion" deflecting radar signals. The image is a "mathematical" cross-section of radar energy ...

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