Download or read book A Polarization Diversity Meteorological Radar System written by James I. Metcalf and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The AFGL 10-cm Doppler weather radar was modified to enable the measurement of the differential reflectivity between horizontal and vertical polarizations in addition to the absolute reflectivity and the Doppler mean velocity and spectrum variance. Polarization switching is achieved by means of a diplexer, which separates at the antenna the transmitted signals of two frequencies, 2710 and 2760 MHz, and permits nearly simultaneous transmission of signals of orthogonal polarizations. Signals of these frequencies can be transmitted either with horizontal and vertical polarization, respectively, or with left and right circular, polarization, respectively. We describe the design and performance of the diplexer and the performance of the real-time data processor, present examples of meteorological measurements, and discuss future developments of the radar system. Keywords: Polarization diversity weather radar, Dual polarization radar, and Polarization switching.
Download or read book Precipitation and Lightning Measurements by Polarization Diversity Radar written by James I. Metcalf and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Observations of severe convective storms in June 1987 by an 11-cm polarization diversity Doppler radar are described. Specific features include heavy rain, large hail, melting ice particles, lightning, and signal propagation effects. Of particular interest are the first measurements of the polarization differential reflectivity of lightning channels, which reveal the predominant orientations of the channels. Successive radar pulses were transmitted with alternating horizontal and vertical polarization by means of a high-power microwave switch to permit derivation of the differential reflectivity with a small standard error of estimate.
Download or read book Precipitation and Lightning Measurements by Polarization Diversity Radar written by James I. Metcalf and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A 10 Cm Dual Frequency Doppler Weather Radar written by Alexander W. Bishop and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design concepts and test results are summarized for a Doppler weather radar system suitable for precipitation measurements over a wide span of radial velocities and slant ranges, even in the presence of ground clutter. The radar transmits two uniform pulse trains at 2.710 and 2.760 GHz. Uniformly spaced pulses permit ground clutter cancellation of up to 50 dB to be achieved with a three-pole elliptic filter. Pulse spacing at one frequency is consistent with long-range coverage in reflectivity, while spacing of the second is consistent with a wide unambiguous velocity measurement span.
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Download or read book A Multi channel Radar Receiver written by Alexander W. Bishop and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radar receiver design is presented that yields logarithmic and coherent signals of two orthogonal polarizations derived from each of two S-band transmitted frequencies. The radar is to be used for measuring Doppler velocity and polarization parameters of meteorological backscatter. The receiver design goals include phase and amplitude balance of 5 degrees and 0.5 dB between signals of opposite polarization. The logarithmic amplifiers are specified to have linearity of + or - 0.5 dB over a dynamic range of 90 dB. High-power ferrite switching devices are to be used to alternate the polarization of transmitted signals between orthogonal states on a pulse-to-pulse basis and to permit reception of co-polarized and cross-polarized signal components. Keywords include: Doppler weather radar; Dual frequency radar; Dual polarization radar; Multi-channel radar receiver, and Polarization diversity radar.
Download or read book Instrumentation Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Polarization Diversity Radar Data Processor written by James I. Metcalf and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A real time data processor has been designed for use with the AFGL 10-cm Doppler weather radar which is to be operated with alternating transmission of horizontally and vertically polarized signals. In this mode of operation the reception of backscattered signals of polarizations identical to those of the transmitted signals allows the computation of the differential reflectivity between the two polarizations in addition to the absolute reflectivity and the Doppler mean velocity and variance. The switching of transmitted polarization introduces difficulties in the estimation of the autocovariance of the received signals, from which the Doppler velocity parameters are derived. The processor design and the allowed modes of radar operation circumvent these difficulties. This report describes the processing algorithms theoretically and presents details of the implementation of these algorithms in hardware. (Author).
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Download or read book Radar in Meteorology written by David Atlas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-30 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fully illustrated volume covers the history of radar meteorology, deals with the issues in the field from both the operational and the scientific viewpoint, and looks ahead to future issues and how they will affect the current atmosphere. With over 200 contributors, the volume is a product of the entire community and represents an unprecedented compendium of knowledge in the field.
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