##  [Doppler Spread](/index.php/doppler-spread) 

  ##  [Doppler Spread](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/doppler-spread-0) 

  

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Definition

The range (spectral width) of frequency shifts present in a received signal due to relative motion between transmitter, receiver, and scatterers; it quantifies the channel's time-variation rate and is the spectral support of the Doppler power spectral density.