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PREFERRED TERM

RADAR CROSS-SECTION  

DEFINITION

  • Measure of radar reflectivity, expressed in terms of the physical size of a hypothetical, uniformly scattering sphere that would give rise to the same level of reflection as that observed from the sample target.

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/9613f08d-da11-4ed0-989e-c0c830870044

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