DocumentCode
2968625
Title
Atmospheric inhomogeneities effects on microwave distance measurements
Author
Laffourcade, R. ; Lemaitre, F. ; Soum, G.
Author_Institution
ONERA-CERT, Toulouse, France
fYear
1998
fDate
6-10 July 1998
Firstpage
532
Lastpage
533
Abstract
This work aims to define the tropospheric turbulence effects on a high precision distance measurement radar. The signal is characterised statistically to compute the final accuracy of the instrument. Moreover, compensation techniques are suggested.
Keywords
atmospheric techniques; atmospheric turbulence; compensation; distance measurement; meteorological radar; microwave measurement; radar applications; remote sensing by radar; troposphere; atmospheric inhomogeneities effect; compensation techniques; final accuracy; high precision distance measurement radar; microwave distance measurements; modelling; refractive index fluctuations; tropospheric turbulence effects; wave statistical behaviour; Atmospheric modeling; Fluctuations; Geophysics computing; Instruments; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Moisture; Optical propagation; Radar measurements; Refractive index;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Precision Electromagnetic Measurements Digest, 1998 Conference on
Conference_Location
Washington, DC, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5018-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CPEM.1998.700041
Filename
700041
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