WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — You may have noticed activity showing up on radar before, then looked outside and saw nothing but sunshine. This is common, especially at a doppler radar site. This is known as ...
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Why radar can still lose track of low flying aircraft

Modern radar systems are powerful, but they are not perfect. This video explains how buildings, trees, weather, and ground clutter can interfere with detection, allowing aircraft flying at extremely ...
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Precipitation intensity is measured by a ground-based radar that bounces radar waves off of precipitation. The Local Radar base reflectivity product is a display of echo intensity (reflectivity) ...
Ground clutter may sound more like my son’s messy room than a weather word, but it can be just as frustrating. Not everything that shows up on weather radar is actually weather. Sometimes, what looks ...