Point target

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-008001",
  "term": "Point target",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A radar target whose dimensions are small compared with the pulse volume and that scatters as a single object, such as an aircraft, a bird or a metal calibration sphere. Its echo power falls off with the fourth power of range, whereas the echo from a distributed target such as precipitation falls off with the square of range.",
  "see_also": [
    "coherent target",
    "distributed target"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/point-target/"
}