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A 1993 BAMS (“bams”) paper by Crum and Alberty details specs for a common type of these scientific instruments, the WSR-88D. A quantity measured by these non-microscope scientific instruments is held equal to 200 times R to the 1.6 power in a formula named for Marshall and Palmer. These scientific instruments measure the Z used in Z-R relations, which is typically reported in dBZ (“d-b-z”). AWACS crafts carry a dome named for carrying these scientific instruments, which can be updated to have (*) dual pol (“pole”) capability. These scientific instruments may be used to detect signatures like velocity couplets or hook echoes on the right-rear (-5[1])flank (10[1])of supercells. Base reflectivity measured by these scientific instruments can be viewed on the NWS website, where it is overlaid with warning polygons. For 10 points, what scientific instruments’ Doppler form is used to detect precipitation (10[2])using microwave and radio waves? ■END■

ANSWER: weather radar [or Doppler radar or weather radar antenna or Doppler radar antenna or weather radar receivers or Doppler radar receivers or radar dishes; accept radome; prompt on antennae or receivers or dishes]
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Logan MathisSIUEMissouri A100-5
Braden BoothMissouri ASIUE10110
Neal JoshiWUSTL XYZSquidward Community College13710
Austin TimmermanMissouri BWUSTL H2O13710

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2023 ARCADIA at UC BerkeleyPremiereY2100%0%50%120.00
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