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ground clutter

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-001196

A pattern of radar echoes from fixed ground targets (buildings, hills, etc.) near
the radar. Ground clutter may hide or confuse precipitation echoes near the radar antenna.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-001196
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-001196",
  "term": "ground clutter",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A pattern of radar echoes from fixed ground targets (buildings, hills, etc.) near\nthe radar. Ground clutter may hide or confuse precipitation echoes near the radar antenna.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/ground-clutter/"
}

Record 1,196 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.