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  2. Pulse-Doppler radar - Wikipedia

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    A pulse-Doppler radar is a radar system that determines the range to a target using pulse-timing techniques, and uses the Doppler effect of the returned signal to determine the target object's velocity. It combines the features of pulse radars and continuous-wave radars, which were formerly separate due to the complexity of the electronics.

  3. Radar signal characteristics - Wikipedia

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    The pulse width ( ) (or pulse duration) of the transmitted signal is the time, typically in microseconds, each pulse lasts. If the pulse is not a perfect square wave, the time is typically measured between the 50% power levels of the rising and falling edges of the pulse. The pulse width must be long enough to ensure that the radar emits ...

  4. Pleasure Island (North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 34.0187°N 77.9061°W. Pleasure Island is a coastal barrier island in Southeastern North Carolina, United States, just south of the City of Wilmington. Pleasure Island is located within Federal Point Township, in New Hanover County. The coastal resort towns of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, as well as the annexed communities of ...

  5. Carolina Beach, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Website. carolinabeach.org. Carolina Beach is a beach town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States, situated about 12 miles (19 km) south of Wilmington International Airport in southeastern coastal North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,564. It is part of the Wilmington metropolitan area.

  6. Hurricane Ernesto will create big waves, strong rip currents ...

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    Because of Ernesto’s size and strength, the storm is expected to generate waves of 5 to 9 feet on North Carolina beaches through Friday night and 5 to 8 feet Saturday through Monday night ...

  7. These 10 beaches were voted best in North Carolina: See the ...

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    The 2024 10Best USA TODAY Reader's Choice list of best beaches in North Carolina is here just in time for the summer months. As always, beaches were chosen by an expert panel and voted on by ...

  8. Tidewater region of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Tidewater region of North Carolina. The Tidewater Region is the slim section of land along the coast of North Carolina near the Atlantic ocean. All the beaches of North Carolina are located here. There are also capes, (projections of land into water) on the coast of North Carolina. Lighthouses, normally found on a cape, reduce incidents of a ...

  9. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) wide by 150 miles (241 km) long. The physical characteristics of the state vary from the summits of the Smoky Mountains, an altitude of near seven thousand feet (2,130 m) in the west, sloping eastward to sea level along the coast and beaches of the Atlantic Ocean.