Doppler Radar

The above figure is an example of a Doppler radar image. The Doppler radar to sends out microwave radiation and in turn receives the reflectivity of clouds which shows us what types of particles are in the cloud and the size of those particles. It also also us to see the speed and direction in which the cloud is traveling. It allows us to better predict storms, hurricanes and tornadoes.

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