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WHAT ARE RANGE, AZIMUTH,
ELEVATION ANGLE AND ECHO HEIGHT?

METEOROLOGIST JEFF HABY

Range = Distance from radar site to echo centroid

Azimuth = Horizontal angular distance from true north measured clockwise from true north
(east = 90 degrees, south = 180 degrees, west = 270 degrees, north = 0 degrees)

Elevation angle = Number of degrees the beam is transmitted above the horizon. 0 degrees is parallel to horizon while 90 degrees is straight up

Echo height = Vertical height above the surface to the target at which the radar beam intersects the target