Title :
Scanning for a satellite Radar Wind Sounder (RAWS)
Author :
Moore, R.K. ; Beh, B. ; Song, S.
Author_Institution :
Radar Syst. & Remote Sensing Lab., Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS, USA
Abstract :
The Radar Wind Sounder (RAWS) is a proposed satellite-borne radar capable of measuring wind aloft using Doppler shifts of hydrometeors. Previous studies showed the sensor can retrieve wind vectors at various levels in the atmosphere while also measuring rain rates and ocean-surface winds. The authors present the method of retrieving wind-aloft information from a conically scanned antenna. The approach combines the radial velocities measured at many points within a region into a least-squares algorithm to obtain a mean wind for the region
Keywords :
Doppler radar; artificial satellites; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; meteorological instruments; meteorological radar; radar antennas; remote sensing by radar; satellite antennas; spaceborne radar; wind; Doppler shift; RAWS; Radar Wind Sounder; apparatus; atmosphere; conically scanned antenna; instrument; least-squares algorithm; measurement technique; meteorological radar; radar remote sensing; radial velocities; satellite radar; scanning; spaceborne radar; troposphere; wind aloft; Acoustic sensors; Antenna measurements; Atmospheric measurements; Doppler radar; Doppler shift; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Satellites; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516546
