Interpretation of angle-of-arrival measurements in the lower atmosphere using spaced antenna radar systems

Radio Science

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 517-533

  Chau, Jorge L ^a   Balsley, Ben B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; OSCILLATIONS; RECEIVING ANTENNAS; SCATTERING; VELOCITY;

ANGLE OF ARRIVAL; CORRELATION LENGTHS; FREQUENCY DOMAINS; FREQUENCY-DOMAIN METHODS; LOWER ATMOSPHERE; SCATTERING THEORY; TILT ANGLE; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

ANGLE OF ARRIVAL MEASUREMENTS; SPACED ANTENNA RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032069247     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98RS00749     Document Type: Article

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