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<li><a name="HowN"><font size="+1">How NEXRAD Works</font></a>
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<li><a href="com1a.htm">How NEXRAD works</a>
<li><a href="com1b.htm">Base Reflectivity</a>
<li><a href="com1c.htm">Radial Velocity</a>
<li><a href="com1d.htm">Scan Modes</a>
<li><a href="com1e.htm">VAD Detections</a>
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<li><a name="NonB"><font size="+1">Non-Biological Detections</font></a>
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<li><a href="com2a.htm">Precipitation</a>
<li><a href="com2b.htm">Ground Clutter</a>
<li><a href="com2c.htm">Strobes </a>
<li><a href="com2d.htm">Sun Strobes</a>
<li><a href="com2e.htm">Chaff</a>
<li><a href="com2f.htm">Mountain Blockage</a>
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<li><a name="BioD"><font size="+1">Biological Detections</font></a>
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<li><a href="com3a.htm">Insects</a>
<li><a href="com3b.htm">Insects in Clear Air Mode</a>
<li><a href="com3c.htm">Insects in Precip Mode</a>
<li><a href="com3d.htm">Bats</a>
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<li><a name="Bird"><font size="+1">Birds on NEXRAD</font></a>
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<li><a href="com4a.htm">Migrating Birds</a>
<li><a href="com4b.htm">Timing of Migration</a>
<li><a href="com4d.htm">Trans-Gulf Migration </a>
<li><a href="com4e.htm">Overland Migration</a>
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<li><a href="com4h.htm">Raptor Migration</a>
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<li><a name="OthR"><font size="+1">Other Radar Ornithology</font></a>
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<li><a href="comrec.htm">Recent Publications</a>
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If you have any radar ornithology questions, ask the lab's <a href="mailto:afarnsw@clemson.edu,ajonath@clemson.edu">ornithologists</a>.<br>
If you have any comments, problems or corrections, please E-mail <a href="mailto:acunnin@hubcap.clemson.edu">Alan Cunningham</a>, webbist<br>
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Last updated 15:05z 6/02/00
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Radar, originally developed to detect airborne targets such as aircraft and weather, is also
a powerful tool for detecting density, location and direction and speed of movement of biological targets
such as birds, insects and bats. This tutorial discusses the following topics:
how NEXRAD WSR-88D radar works and how to interpret radar imagery; the appearance of non-biological phenomena;
the appearance of biological phenomena; examples of bird migration; and related topics and radar ornithology
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