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Properties of echo spectra observed by mst radars
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Wakasugi, K. |
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | Turbulent scatter and Fresnel reflection are the fundamental echoing mechanisms to interpret the signals observed by Mesosphere-stratosphere-troposphere (MST) radars. Turbulent scattered echoes provide information about the turbulence structure and mean flow of the atmosphere. Observational results with VHF MST radars, however, show the importance of Fresnel reflection due to the infinite gradient of reflectivity at the edges of a scattering layer. This condition is excluded for the weak fluctuation models but it is still possible to include the observed aspect sensitivity by assuming an anisotropic structure of fluctuations. Another explanation of the aspect sensitivity observed by MST radars is advanced. Spectral estimates by the widely used periodogram were related to a four-dimensional spectrum of atmospheric fluctuations with anisotropic structure. Effects of the radar system such as antenna beam width, beam direction and Fast Fourier Transformations (FFT) data length were discussed for the anisotropic turbulent atmosphere. Echo parameters were also estimated. |
| File Size | 177385 |
| Page Count | 3 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840019103 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5t777k06 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Communications And Radar Atmospheric Circulation Electric Pulses Spectra Doppler Effect Fast Fourier Transformations Atmospheric Scattering Atmospheric Turbulence Anisotropy Radar Bandwidth Radar Scattering Very High Frequencies Signal Processing Radar Echoes Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |