Randomization of alternating codes: Improving incoherent scatter measurements by reducing correlations of gated autocorrelation function estimates

Radio Science

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2271-2282

  Lehtinen, M S ^a   Huuskonen, A ^b   Markkanen, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODULATION; RADAR; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; THERMAL NOISE; AUTOCORRELATION; ESTIMATION;

ALTERNATING CODES; AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION ESTIMATES; INCOHERENT SCATTER MEASUREMENTS; RANDOMIZATION;

CODES (SYMBOLS);

AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTIONS; DIFFERENT HEIGHTS; GATED AUTOCORRELATION; HIGH SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; INCOHERENT SCATTER RADAR; NOISE CONTRIBUTIONS; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; SPECIAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 0031276249     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97RS02556     Document Type: Article

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