radar image

Weather map blip

A radar image is a visual representation of data collected by radar—radio waves bounced off surfaces to reveal terrain, weather patterns, or objects.

Unlike photographs, radar images show reflectivity and distance rather than visible light.

Weather radar images display precipitation intensity; synthetic aperture radar creates detailed images of Earth's surface from aircraft or satellites.

aviation

aircraft

Airborne transportation vehicle

transponder · control tower · cockpit · altimeter · runway · airliner · glideslope · flight deck · pilot · takeoff

maritime

vessel

Receptacle for contents

  • shipSeagoing transport vessel
  • sonarUnderwater detection by echoes
  • navigationDetermining position and course

harbor · coastguard · buoy · sea · ocean · chart · nautical · cargo · tanker · yacht

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imaging technology/method

radar imagephotograph

Image from a camera

aerial photograph · thermal image · infrared image · visual observation · MRI scan

what is depicted (remote sensing target)

radar imageground

Solid surface underfoot

land · surface · terrain · ground truth · surface features

Family

radar, image, radars, images, imaged, imaging, imagery, imagine, imagination

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