Refractivity retrieval using the phased-array radar: First results and potential for multimission operation

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2527-2537

  Cheong, Boon Leng ^a   Palmer, Robert D ^a   Curtis, Christopher D ^a,b   Yu, Tian You ^c   Zrnić, Dusan S ^b   Forsyth, Douglas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Array signal processing; Meteorological radar; Phased array radar; Rapid refractivity retrieval; Surface refractivity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DATA PROCESSING; EXTRACTION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE; RADAR; RADIO; REFRACTION; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ARRAY SIGNAL PROCESSING; BEAM-STEERING; CONVECTIVE INITIATION; DATA SETS; GROUND CLUTTER; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; PHASE CALCULATION; PHASED ARRAY RADAR; PHASED-ARRAY RADARS; RAPID REFRACTIVITY RETRIEVAL; REFERENCE FIELD; SAMPLE DATA; SURFACE HUMIDITY; SURFACE REFRACTIVITY; TEST CASES; WEATHER RADARS;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 50549091508     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2008.919506     Document Type: Article

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