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  2. 3D radar - Wikipedia

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    Type 984 radar on HMS Victorious, 1961. 3D radar provides for radar ranging and direction in three dimensions. In addition to range, the more common two-dimensional radar provides only azimuth for direction, whereas the 3D radar also provides elevation.

  3. Radar altimeter - Wikipedia

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    The dipole antenna of a radar altimeter of 1947. A radar altimeter (RA), also called a radio altimeter (RALT), electronic altimeter, reflection altimeter, or low-range radio altimeter (LRRA), measures altitude above the terrain presently beneath an aircraft or spacecraft by timing how long it takes a beam of radio waves to travel to ground, reflect, and return to the craft.

  4. Chain Home - Wikipedia

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    Chain Home, or CH for short, was the codename for the ring of coastal early warning radar stations built by the Royal Air Force (RAF) before and during the Second World War to detect and track aircraft. [1]

  5. Chain Home Low - Wikipedia

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    Chain Home Low (CHL) was the name of a British early warning radar system operated by the RAF during World War II. [2] The name refers to CHL's ability to detect aircraft flying at altitudes below the capabilities of the original Chain Home (CH) radars, where most CHL radars were co-located.

  6. Kokuzna vremena - Wikipedia

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    Kokuzna vremena ("Broke Times") is the first studio album released by the former Yugoslavia's Merlin band. The album was released in 1985. The album was released in 1985. Track listing

  7. Equation of time - Wikipedia

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    Animation showing equation of time and analemma path over one year.. The United States Naval Observatory states "the Equation of Time is the difference apparent solar time minus mean solar time", i.e. if the sun is ahead of the clock the sign is positive, and if the clock is ahead of the sun the sign is negative.

  8. International Atomic Time - Wikipedia

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    International Atomic Time (abbreviated TAI, from its French name temps atomique international [1]) is a high-precision atomic coordinate time standard based on the notional passage of proper time on Earth's geoid. [2]

  9. Life expectancy - Wikipedia

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    Life expectancy development in some big countries of the world since 1960 Life expectancy at birth, measured by region, between 1950 and 2050 Life expectancy by world region, from 1770 to 2018