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A Multibeam Vorticity Measurement Technique for Modular MST Radars
Author(s) -
Kudeki Erhan,
Rastogi Prabhat K.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/92rs01784
Subject(s) - zenith , vorticity , equilateral triangle , remote sensing , doppler effect , radar , modular design , physics , geodesy , geology , meteorology , computer science , mathematics , geometry , vortex , telecommunications , astronomy , operating system
A multibeam Doppler radar technique for atmospheric vorticity measurements is presented and analyzed. The technique is applicable with steerable and modular radars with three or four independent modules centered about the vertices of an equilateral triangle or a square. An accuracy of ∼10 −3 –10 −2 s −1 is predicted in stratospheric vorticity measurements, depending on the available module separations and observation zenith angles.