specular reflector quasi-specular reflector quasi-Lambert reflector Lambert reflector Limiting Forms of Reflection and Scatter from a Surface
Feb 24, 2016
specular reflector quasi-specular reflector
quasi-Lambert reflector Lambert reflector
Limiting Forms of Reflection and Scatter from a Surface
Bragg Diffraction (Scattering)
Pulsed Radar
Doppler Radar
From Josh Wurman
NCAR S-POL DOPPLER RADAR
Doppler Shift: A frequency shift that occurs in electromagneticwaves due to the motion of scatterers toward or away from the observer.
Doppler radar: A radar that can determine the frequency shift through measurement of the phase change that occurs in electromagnetic waves during a series of pulses.
Analogy: The Doppler shift for sound waves is the frequency shift that occurs as race cars approach and then recede from a stationary observer
00 2cos tfEtE ttThe electric field of a transmitted wave
The returned electric field at some later time back at the radar 11 2cos ttfEtE tt
The time it took to travelcrt 2
Substituting:
11
22cos crtfEtE tt
The received frequency can be determined by taking the time derivative if the quantity in parentheses and dividing by 2
dtrt
tt
ttr ffcvff
dtdr
cff
crtf
dtdf
222221
1
Sign conventions
The Doppler frequency is negative (lower frequency, red shift) for objects receding from the radar
The Doppler frequency is positive (higher frequency, blue shift) for objects approaching the radar
These “color” shift conventions are typically also used on radar displays of Doppler velocity
Blue: Toward radar
Red: Receding from radar
Note that Doppler radars are only sensitive to the radial motion of objects
Air motion is a three dimensional vector: A Doppler radar can only measure oneof these three components – the motion along the beam toward or away from the radar
Clear-Air Radar
VHFUHF10 cm
1/3
4
6 6
1
2N
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n a
2nC
Clear-Air Turbulence
Clear-Air Wind Profilers
Wind Profiler SpecificationsFrequency (MHz)
Wavelength (m)
Maximum Altitude (km)
Antenna Size (m)
Target Band Designation
50 6 20 100 x 100 Clear Air VHF
449 0.75 15 15 x 15 Clear Air and Heavy
Precipitation
UHF
915 ~0.3 5-6 5 x 5 Clear Air and
Precipitation
UHF
1036 ~0.3 5.5-6 5 x 5 Clear Air and
Precipitation
UHF
915 MHz
50 MHz
Radial VelocityPositive TowardSurface
Signal Power
NWS-NOAA Profiler Network
Beam Geometry
Unambiguous Range
Coherent Integration