Title :
Increasing the Azimuthal Resolution of Ocean Surface Currents for Dual-Frequency Radars
Author :
Rachavan, R.S. ; McIntosh, Robert E. ; Swift, Calvin T.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003
Abstract :
We describe an amplitude comparison scheme for increasing the azimuthal resolution of ocean suface current measurements using dual-frequency radar techniques. We show that an angular resolution of 4 percent of the antenna beamwidth can be acheived when the signal-to-noise ratio is 10 dB.
Keywords :
Background noise; Frequency; Microwave theory and techniques; Oceans; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Receiving antennas; Sea surface; Signal resolution; Signal to noise ratio;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.1985.289477
