System phase calibration of VHF spaced antennas using the echoes of aircraft and incorporating the frequency domain interferometry technique

Radio Science

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 13-1-13-13

  Chen, Jenn Shyong ^a,b   Röttger, Jürgen ^c   Chu, Yen Hsyang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIENKUO TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR SONNENSYSTEMFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Frequency domain interferometry; Phase calibration; Spatial domain interferometry

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETRY; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION; TEMPERATURE; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VIDEO CAMERAS;

MULTIPLE RECEIVER ARRAYS; RADAR ECHOES; RECEIVING CHANNELS; SPACED ANTENNAS; SPATIAL DOMAIN INTERFEROMETRY; SYSTEM PHASE CALIBRATION;

RADAR ANTENNAS;

EID: 0036768915     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002604     Document Type: Article

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