Lower Tropospheric Structure as Seen by a High-Resolution Radar

Abstract

A radar sounder for the study of the refractive index structure in the troposphere is described. The specially built, high-sensitivity FM/cw radar has maximum range resolution of 1 meter. Design considerations and performance characteristics are given, and recordings obtained with the sounder are presented and discussed. Various meteorological measurements supporting the sounder data also are described. The emphasis of this report is on presentation of a wide cross section of data including various layer structures, dot echoes, precipitation, and wave motions. A large number of simultaneous radar and radiosonde soundings are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 26, 1970
Accession Number
AD0876337

Entities

People

  • E. E. Gossard
  • J. H. Richter

Organizations

  • Navy Electronics Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Continuous-Wave Radar
  • Delay Lines
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electronics Laboratories
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Low Noise
  • Measurement
  • Meteorology
  • Oscillators
  • Radar
  • Radiosondes
  • Recording Systems
  • Scattering
  • Spectra
  • Transmitters

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.