Relying on the development of radio electronics and computer technology, a direction has emerged in radar meteorology related to the development of methods and means for remote measurement of the vertical wind profile in the atmosphere by determining the Doppler frequency shift of the reflected signal from meteorological irregularities. The article provides a brief overview of the use of wind parameter radars (profilers) that operate in the decimeter wavelength range (400-1700 MHz), since it is in this range that wind parameters are most fully determined under absolutely clear sky conditions. The distribution of profilers across countries and continents is considered, their main technical characteristics are given, and the current situation in the Russian Federation is described.