Extended application of a novel phase calibration approach of multiple-frequency range imaging to the Chung-Li and MU VHF radars

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2488-2500

  Chen, Jenn Shyong ^a   Su, Ching Lun ^b   Chu, Yen Hsyang ^b   Hassenpflug, Gernot ^c   Zecha, Marius ^d  

^a CHIENKUO TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS-CORRELATION FUNCTION; DOUBLE LAYER STRUCTURE; DOUBLE LAYERS; DYNAMIC PROCESS; FINE STRUCTURES; FREQUENCY RANGES; HELMHOLTZ; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTENSITY PLOT; LOWER ATMOSPHERE; PHASE BIAS; PHASE CALIBRATION; PHASE DISTRIBUTION; PLUME-LIKE STRUCTURE; RADAR ECHOES; RANGE RESOLUTION; RICHARDSON NUMBER; VERTICAL WIND SHEAR; VHF RADAR; WEIGHTING FUNCTIONS;

CALIBRATION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; PLASTICS MOLDING MACHINES; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR SYSTEMS; TIME DELAY; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

RADAR;

ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CALIBRATION; CORRELATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRAVITY WAVE; KELVIN-HELMHOLTZ INSTABILITY; MIDDLE ATMOSPHERE; RADAR; RICHARDSON NUMBER; SAMPLING BIAS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WIND SHEAR;

EID: 73149121550     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JTECHA1295.1     Document Type: Article

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