Taking radar aeroecology into the 21st century

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  • DOI 10.1111/ecog.04582
  • OpenAlex ID W2921720228
  • Type Article
  • Language EN
  • Published 16 Mar 2019
  • Volume 42 (5)
  • Pages 847–851
  • Source Ecography
  • Publisher Wiley
  • FWCI 1.75
  • Countries 5
  • Institutions 6
  • Added 22 Mar 2019
  • Updated 30 Oct 2026
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Taking radar aeroecology into the 21st century

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During World War II radar (RAdio Detection and Ranging) was developed as a way to track enemy aircraft, but was soon recognized as a potential tool for ecological research. Military reports had shown that 'angels' or 'phantoms' observed by military radar could be attributed to birds based on concomitant visual observations. It was only after the war that non-military applications for the new techn…

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1 Judy Z. Shamoun-Baranes Corresponding University of Amsterdam (NL)
2 Cecilia Nilsson Cornell University (US) Cornell Lab of Ornithology (US)
3 Silke Bauer Swiss Ornithological Institute (CH)
4 Jason W. Chapman Nanjing Agricultural Universit… (CN) University of Exeter (GB)
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