A comparison of predicted and measured environmental effects on a microwave radar range

Author

Smith, Jack ; Williams, David H. ; Burnett, Paul T. ; Stein, David

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Sci. Eng. & Technol., Arizona State Univ., Phoenix, AZ, USA

Volume

37

Issue

1

fYear

1989

fDate

1/1/1989 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

124

Lastpage

128

Abstract

The instrumentation system used to monitor the environment to determine its effects on the vertical signal distribution of a microwave radar reflection range is described. Path-averaged refractivity changes derived from observed intensity fluctuations were significantly smaller than the refractivity changes obtained from the meteorological data. Signal intensity changes measured at ten different heights were compared with the predicted intensity changes obtained from calculations which used the measured refractivity profile. The model predicts the observed nocturnal changes but overestimates the magnitude of the change

Keywords

atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; radar cross-sections; radar measurement; radiowave propagation; environmental monitoring; instrumentation system; intensity fluctuations; measured environmental effects; measured refractivity profile; meteorological data; microwave radar range; microwave radar reflection range; observed nocturnal changes; path averaged refractivity; predicted intensity changes; radar cross-sections; radiowave propagation; refractivity changes; signal intensity changes; vertical signal distribution; Antenna measurements; Fluctuations; Meteorology; Microwave measurements; Predictive models; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Refractive index;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-926X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/8.192175

Filename

192175