Effects of along- and cross-radar-beam winds on Doppler radar spectrum

• Published in: Annales geophysicae (1988) Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 681 - 692
• Main Author: Chu, Y.-H.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau European Geophysical Society 30.03.2005; Copernicus GmbH; European Geosciences Union; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Analysis; Earth Sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; External geophysics; Ocean, Atmosphere; Physics of the high neutral atmosphere; Physics of the ionosphere; Physics of the magnetosphere; Radar meteorology; Sciences of the Universe; Vertical speed; Meteorology and atmospheric dynamics (Instruments and technique); Atmospheric dynamics; Parabolic equation; General or miscellaneous (technique applicable in three or more fields); winds; Wind velocity; Doppler radar; Radio science (Atmospheric propagation); Doppler effect; Cross section (collision); Radiowave propagation

Beam broadening effects on the Doppler radar spectrum induced by along- and cross-radar-beam winds are theoretically investigated in this article. Analytical expression of beam broadening spectrum for a vertical beam subject to a constant vertical wind in the absence of horizontal wind is derived fi...