DocumentCode :
992682
Title :
Remote probing of atmosphere and wind velocity by millimeter waves
Author :
Shen, Liang Chi
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Volume :
18
Issue :
4
fYear :
1970
fDate :
7/1/1970 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
493
Lastpage :
497
Abstract :
A technique is developed to probe the atmospheric turbulence strength 
and the wind velocity along a path using millimeter waves as a tool. Data obtained in a line-of-sight millimeter-wave propagation experiment are processed and used as the source of information. The averaged and wind velocity together with their gradients along the propagation path are calculated by inverting a set of integral equations. A numerical method is used to yield the least-square-error solutions. Comparison is made between the theoretically calculated wind velocity over a 33-hour period and that measured by a conventional anemometer.
and the wind velocity along a path using millimeter waves as a tool. Data obtained in a line-of-sight millimeter-wave propagation experiment are processed and used as the source of information. The averaged and wind velocity together with their gradients along the propagation path are calculated by inverting a set of integral equations. A numerical method is used to yield the least-square-error solutions. Comparison is made between the theoretically calculated wind velocity over a 33-hour period and that measured by a conventional anemometer.Keywords :
Meteorology; Millimeter-wave radiometry; Remote sensing; Wind; Atmosphere; Atmospheric waves; Fluid flow measurement; Information resources; Integral equations; Millimeter wave propagation; Millimeter wave technology; Probes; Velocity measurement; Wind speed;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0018-926X
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1970.1139720
Filename :
1139720
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