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pulse length

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002181

The linear distance in range occupied by an individual pulse from a radar. h = c * t , where t is the duration of the transmitted pulse, c is the speed of light, h is the length of the pulse in space. Note, in the radar equation, the length h/2 is actually used for calculating pulse volume because we are only interested in signals that arrive back at the radar simultaneously. This is also called a pulse width.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002181
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002181",
  "term": "pulse length",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The linear distance in range occupied by an individual pulse from a radar. h = c * t , where t is the duration of the transmitted pulse, c is the speed of light, h is the length of the pulse in space. Note, in the radar equation, the length h/2 is actually used for calculating pulse volume because we are only interested in signals that arrive back at the radar simultaneously. This is also called a pulse width.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/pulse-length/"
}

Record 2,180 of 3,164 in Meteorology and atmospheric science terminology (MLC-0110). Request the full dataset.