Instrumentationmedium#483
Ground clutter on weather radar can be reduced by:
A
Increasing transmitter power
B
Switching to a lower frequency
C
Tilting the antenna upward and using the GCS (Ground Clutter Suppression) function
CorrectD
Reducing the range scale
Explanation
Tilting the antenna up moves the beam above terrain, and GCS/ground mapping functions can suppress ground returns.
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