Beam broadening effect on oblique MST radar Doppler spectrum

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1955-1967

  Chu, Yen Hsyang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; RADAR; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE; WIND;

BEAM BROADENING EFFECT;

OCEAN ENGINEERING;

DOPPLER RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 0036970806     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<1955:BBEOOM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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