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dBZ

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-000661

Nondimensional "unit" of radar reflectivity which represents a logarithmic power ratio (in decibels, or
dB) with respect to radar reflectivity factor, Z.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-000661
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-000661",
  "term": "dBZ",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "Nondimensional \"unit\" of radar reflectivity which represents a logarithmic power ratio (in decibels, or\ndB) with respect to radar reflectivity factor, Z.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/dbz/"
}

Record 661 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.