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Microwave radar wind measurements in the clear air
Author(s) -
Chadwick R. B.,
Moran K. P.,
Strauch R. G.,
Morrison G. E.,
Campbell W. C.
Publication year - 1976
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/rs011i010p00795
Subject(s) - radar , doppler radar , doppler effect , remote sensing , microwave , measure (data warehouse) , pulse doppler radar , continuous wave radar , physics , optics , meteorology , radar imaging , geology , computer science , telecommunications , quantum mechanics , astronomy , database
It is shown that an FM‐CW radar can be used as a Doppler radar to measure winds. A description of the processing used to measure Doppler shifts is included. An analysis of scattering by refractive‐index fluctuations shows that, under certain conditions, a Doppler FM‐CW radar should be able to measure winds continuously in the boundary layer. Experimental results comparing horizontal winds measured by a tethered balloon and the FM‐CW radar show very good agreement.