FINE STRUCTURE OF THE DOPPLER SHIFT IN HETEROGENEOUS MEDIA

Abstract

Formulae are developed for the Doppler shift at signals that either go directly from the emitter E to the missile M or that reach the receiver R after they have been reflected from M, E, M, and R may have any velocity relative to the heterogeneous atmosphere. The derivation of the formulae accounts for the influence of the time needed for the frequency measurement on the Doppler shift. As a consequence, the refractive index, the velocities or velocity components that enter the formulae, are mean values over well defined intervals in space or time. The relation between the error in the velocity measurement and the time measurement is established.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0408125

Entities

People

  • Bruno Manz

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Atmospheres
  • Boundary Layer
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Equations
  • Errors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Intervals
  • Measurement
  • New Mexico
  • Observation
  • Refractive Index
  • Travel Time
  • Waves

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris