cardinal point effect
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cardinal point effect
The increased intensity of a line or group of returns on the radarscope occurring when the radar beam is perpendicular to the rectangular surface of a line or group of similarly aligned features in the ground pattern.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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