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The Doppler radars emit microwave radiation. Scientist noticed that people who live or work in an environment that has devices that emit microwave radiation have more chances to die from a sickness or to become sterile.

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What device do police use to measure speed?

Doppler radar


What methods do scientists use to track tornadoes?

You can get some information from radar. Tornadoes often produce an echo with certain recognizable characteristics. Mostly, however, it's eyes on the ground that do the job. This typically takes the form of a spotter network equipped with amateur radio. Spotters can be mobile or fixed. Checkout skywarn for more information.


The changing pitch of a police cars siren as it moves by you is an example of what?

The Doppler effect


Why would a passing race car display more Doppler effect than a passing police siren?

The amount of Doppler shift depends on speed - the faster vehicle will show more Doppler shift.


How does a radar gun work?

the RADAR transmitter sends out a pulse of radio wavesthe radio waves bounce off objectsthe RADAR receiver picks up the reflected pulses of radio wavesthe round trip travel time is measured electronically or displayed on a 2D screenthe travel time tells how far away the objects areMost modern RADARs use radio waves in the microwave band but HF band, VHF band, and UHF band radio wave have also been used.Older RADARs use a mechanically rotated or wobbled dish antenna, but many newer RADARs use a stationary Electronically Phased Array flat plane antenna (this type of antenna is another topic just by itself).LIDARs work the same but use light wave pulses generated by LASERs instead of radio waves.A basic summary of how radar works is that a pulse is transmitted and any return or echo is listened for. If a return is sensed, the timing between the transmission and the reception of the echo is used to determine how far away an object is. There are some other ways in which radar works as well.Radar is something that is in use all around us, although it is normally invisible. Air traffic control uses radar to track planes both on the ground and in the air, and also to guide planes in for smooth landings. Police use radar to detect the speed of passing motorists. NASA uses radar to map the Earth and other planets, to track satellites and space debris and to help with things like docking and maneuvering. The military uses it to detect the enemy and to guide weapons.Radio pulses are transmitted from the antenna, reflect back off objects, and are received again by the same antenna. The time is measured from transmission to reception and used to calculate distances to the objects. In most systems the time measurement & distance calculation are a single implicit operation done directly in the display by calibrating it in distance not time units.