Aspect sensitivity of the received radar backscatter at VHF: Preliminary observations using the Indian MST radar

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1249-1260

  Jain, A R ^a   Jaya Rao, Y ^a   Rao, P B ^a  

^a National MST Radar Facility   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BACKSCATTERING; RADAR; TURBULENCE; ASPECT RATIO; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

ANISOTROPIC TURBULENCE; ATMOSPHERIC RADARS; AZIMUTHAL ANISOTROPY; CORRELATION LENGTHS; FRESNEL REFLECTIONS; SCATTERING PROCESS; SENSITIVITY MEASUREMENT; TURBULENCE PARAMETERS;

RADAR REFLECTION; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

BEAM POINTING ANGLE;

EID: 0031131018     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS00252     Document Type: Article

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