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Radar Doppler Effect: What Does the "V" Stand For?

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Start date Oct 22, 2011
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hmvince

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Oct 22, 2011

#1

in the equation at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar#Doppler_effect
what does the v stand for? it is not explained, only v_obs and v_s are explained. Thanks.

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nasu

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Oct 22, 2011

#2

Here v is the speed of the wave (electromagnetic wave for RADAR).

hmvince

Oct 22, 2011

#3

haha, that seeems obvious now. Thanks!

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