Title :
Networking CSU-CHILL and CSU-Pawnee to Form a Bistatic Radar System
Author :
George, Jim ; Brunkow, David ; Chandrasekar, V.
Author_Institution :
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO
fDate :
July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
Abstract :
This paper describes how the synchronization and networking capabilities of the transmit and receive chain used at the CSU-CHILL and CSU-Pawnee radars are used to form a bistatic radar system capable of observing clear air echoes from atmospheric boundary layer. An overview of the bistatic radar geometry and resolution volume are presented, along with a discussion of the methods used to achieve timing coherence. Some preliminary results from clear-air observations are included.
Keywords :
air pollution; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; radar applications; radar cross-sections; radar equipment; remote sensing by radar; synchronisation; CSU-CHILL; CSU-Pawnee; atmospheric boundary layer; bistatic radar geometry; bistatic radar system; clear air echo observation; radar networking; resolution volume; synchronization; timing coherence; Bistatic radar; Delay; Frequency synchronization; Geometry; Meteorological radar; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Timing; Transmitters; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9510-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2006.172
