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Velocity-Azimuth Display

The Velocity-Azimuth Display (VAD) is a radar analysis technique that extracts the radial velocity of wind at a constant altitude as a function of azimuth angle around the radar. By fitting a sinusoidal pattern to these measurements, VAD retrieves the mean wind speed and direction at that altitude, providing wind profiles without requiring multiple radar observations.

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Velocity-Azimuth Display (VAD) Analysis
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / meteorology
  • Browning, K. A., & Wexler, R. (1968). The determination of kinematic properties of a wind field using Doppler radar. Journal of Applied Meteorology, 7(1), 105-113. · DOI 10.1175/1520-0450(1968)007<0105:TDOKPO>2.0.CO;2
  • Appendix C: Radar Algorithms. (1995). In Radar Meteorology: A First Course. Editors R. J. Doviak & D. S. Zrnic. Oxford University Press. · URL
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