Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 An overview of the atmosphere
- 2 The history of radar in atmospheric investigations
- 3 Refractive index of the atmosphere and ionosphere
- 4 Fundamental concepts of radar remote sensing
- 5 Configuration of atmospheric radars – antennas, beam patterns, electronics, and calibration
- 6 Examples of specific atmospheric radar systems
- 7 Derivation of atmospheric parameters
- 8 Digital processing of Doppler radar signals
- 9 Multiple-receiver and multiple-frequency radar techniques
- 10 Extended and miscellaneous applications of atmospheric radars
- 11 Gravity waves and turbulence
- 12 Meteorological phenomena in the lower atmosphere
- 13 Concluding remarks
- Appendix A Turbulent spectra and structure functions
- Appendix B Gain and effective area for a circular aperture
- List of symbols used
- References
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 November 2016
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1 An overview of the atmosphere
- 2 The history of radar in atmospheric investigations
- 3 Refractive index of the atmosphere and ionosphere
- 4 Fundamental concepts of radar remote sensing
- 5 Configuration of atmospheric radars – antennas, beam patterns, electronics, and calibration
- 6 Examples of specific atmospheric radar systems
- 7 Derivation of atmospheric parameters
- 8 Digital processing of Doppler radar signals
- 9 Multiple-receiver and multiple-frequency radar techniques
- 10 Extended and miscellaneous applications of atmospheric radars
- 11 Gravity waves and turbulence
- 12 Meteorological phenomena in the lower atmosphere
- 13 Concluding remarks
- Appendix A Turbulent spectra and structure functions
- Appendix B Gain and effective area for a circular aperture
- List of symbols used
- References
- Index
Summary
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- Chapter
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- Atmospheric RadarApplication and Science of MST Radars in the Earth's Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere, and Weakly Ionized Regions, pp. v - xiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016