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2051 - Explain what the radar cross-section is
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Explain what the radar cross-section is
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[PP2-2-4] Radar cross-section
Measure of radar reflectivity. The Radar Cross Section (RCS) is expressed in terms of the physical size of an hypothetical uniformly scattering sphere that would give rise to the same level of reflection as that observed from the sample target.