Seek Storm Radar Sensitivity Study

Abstract

MITRE CORP BEDFORD MASSSeek Storm Radar Sensitivity Study.Technical rept.,Fritsch,P. C. ;Jordan,R. E. ;MTR-2487F19628-73-C-0001AF-4530ESDTR-73- 134(*meteorological radar, sensitivity), radar, mapping, storms, clouds, tropical cyclones, hurricane tracking, performance(engineering), weather forecastingsensitivity analysisThe report describes the relationship between various radar parameters, earth geometrical parameters and hurricane rain rate parameters. An attempt is made to illustrate in graphical form the radar performance sensitivity to each parameter. These sensitivity results can be used as a design basis for a realistic radar system to observe and measure important characteristics of a hurricane weather occurrence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0766650

Entities

People

  • P. C. Fritsch
  • R. E. Jordan

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Altitude
  • Clutter
  • Control Systems
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Ground Clutter
  • Massachusetts
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Radar
  • Peak Power
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radar Signals
  • Sea Clutter

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Materials Science.