Statistical characteristics of the noise power spectral density in UHF and VHF wind profilers

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1229-1247

  Petitdidier, Monique ^a   Sy, Amadou ^a   Garrouste, Axel ^a   Delcourt, Jean ^a  

^a Ctr d'Etud Environnements T   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STATISTICAL METHODS; GRAPHIC METHODS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; RADAR; RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE; SPECTRAL DENSITY;

NOISE POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION;

AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION; ENVIRONMENTAL PERTURBATIONS; INCOHERENT INTEGRATION; NOISE POWER SPECTRAL DENSITY; SENSITIVE PARAMETER; SPECTRUM QUALITIES; STATISTICAL APPROACH; STATISTICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0031130383     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS00250     Document Type: Article

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