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Sidelobe

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-002487

A secondary energy maximum located outside the main radar beam. Typically, it contains a small percentage of energy compared to the main lobe, but it may produce erroneous echoes.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-MET-002487
FieldMeteorology and atmospheric science
ReferencesNWS Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-002487",
  "term": "Sidelobe",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A secondary energy maximum located outside the main radar beam. Typically, it contains a small percentage of energy compared to the main lobe, but it may produce erroneous echoes.",
  "references": [
    "NWS Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/sidelobe/"
}

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