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Old July 13th 17, 10:31 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default How does rain radar work in mountainous areas?

I just noticed a line of storms in wales and just wondered how the rain radar
works in areas that are mountainous. Presumably it only work above the tops
of the mountains but even then, if you have a radar station near sea level
the nearest mountain will create a huge radio shadow area behind and above it,
so how do they get around that? Multiple stations or something smarter?

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Spud