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• The sum of all backscattering cross-sections (e.g., precipitation particles) in a pulse resolution volume divided by that volume. The radar reflectivity can be related to the radar reflectivity factor through the dielectric constant term |K|^2, and the radar wavelength.

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  Radar Reflectivity. (n.d.). National Weather Service Glossary. Retrieved June 9, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/radar-reflectivity.

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  Radar Reflectivity. www.weather.gov. National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/radar-reflectivity (accessed: June 9, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Radar Reflectivity." National Weather Service Glossary. NOAA National Weather Service. 9 June. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/radar-reflectivity.

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