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radar altimeter
An onboard radar for determining the altitude of an aircraft above an underlying surface. Pulse-radar techniques measure altitude in terms of the transit time of the radar pulse; continuous-wave radar measures altitude in terms of the phase difference between the transmitted and received signals.
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- Category: Meteorology
- Company: AMS
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