DocumentCode
1126186
Title
Effective Antenna Pattern of Scanning Radars
Author
Zrnic, D.S. ; Doviak, R.J.
Author_Institution
National Severe Storms Laboratory, NOAA, Norman, OK 73069
Issue
5
fYear
1976
Firstpage
551
Lastpage
555
Abstract
It is shown that weather radar signal averaging causes a broadened apparent pattern of the scanning radar antenna. The apparent pattern is obtained by convolving the original pattern with the averaging circuit impulse response. Echo displacement and pattern broadness are examined for square law, linear, and logarithmic detectors having exponential and finite time integrators.
Keywords
Antenna measurements; Detectors; Meteorological radar; Pulse measurements; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Receiving antennas; Reflectivity; Reflector antennas;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.1976.308254
Filename
4101697
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