Cross-correlation ratio method to estimate cross-beam wind and comparison with a full correlation analysis

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Zhang, Guifu ^a   Doviak, Richard J ^b   Vivekanandan, J ^a   Brown, William O J ^a   Cohn, Stephen A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross beam wind; Cross correlation; Cross correlation ratio (CCR); Full correlation analysis (FCA); Spaced antenna technique; Wind profilers

Indexed keywords

RADAR ANTENNAS; RANDOM PROCESSES; REMOTE SENSING; SIGNAL PROCESSING; WIND;

CROSS-BEAM WIND; CROSS-CORRELATION RATIO METHOD; FULL CORRELATION ANALYSIS; RADAR ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS; RADIO SCIENCE; SPACED ANTENNA TECHNIQUE; WIND PROFILERS;

CORRELATION THEORY;

EID: 0042885739     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002682     Document Type: Article

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