Remote Sensing of the Lower Atmosphere by Means of FM CW Radar.

Abstract

The report provides a wide cross section of observations including atmospheric turbulence, wave motions, rain, and simultaneous radar and radiosonde soundings. The radar reveals with unprecedented detail the microstructural dynamical processes knowledge of which is necessary for the interpretation of radio propagation phenomena. Simultaneous radar and radiosonde soundings show excellent correlation between radar-detected scattering layers and directly measured gradients in the refractive index profile. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 26, 1972
Accession Number
AD0752034

Entities

People

  • D. R. Jensen
  • J. H. Richter

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Continuous-Wave Radar
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Observation
  • Radar
  • Radiosondes
  • Refractive Index
  • Remote Sensing
  • Scattering
  • Turbulence
  • Wave Phenomena
  • Wave Propagation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.