Weather radar axonometric display mode implementation

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is an object of this invention to provide a weather radar display mode implementation which combines a horizontal plan view with a vertical side view into a single axonometric display of a weather disturbance.
It is another object of this invention to allow a user to select the desired azimuth and elevation angles for the center of the axonometric display.
It is still another object of this invention to allow the user to select which of the four quadrants of the display is emphasized.
It is yet another object of this invention to provide the capability to display either the horizontal plan view or the vertical side view separately in an axonometric format.
It is a further object of this invention to make the axonometric display user selectable such that activation is on demand when required, but with a conventional display being readily available.
It is also an object of this invention to provide a display of the type described that is easy to understand so as to minimize time for interpretation.
In accordance with the above objects a weather radar axonometric display mode implementation is contemplated, wherein a radar system antenna is controlled to scan a plan view at a prescribed tilt setting and then scan a vertical side view at a prescribed azimuth angle.
This sequence is continually repeated unless a single view is desired.
Weather intensity data is stored for each view in memories which are organized with a distance and angle format.
The data for each view is translated to an x-y format and then translated to an axonometric format.
The latter translated data is stored in a display memory for subsequent presentation on a display.
The axonometric type of display greatly aids in correlating the two views (plan and vertical) of a weather disturbance.
An important feature of the invention is that a user can analyze the content of the weather disturbance in three dimensions, i.
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bearing, height and range from one display, at a glance.
In this regard, it is noted that the presentation is not a volume, but rather is two intersecting planes