PRELIMINARY-STUDY OF RAIN EFFECTS ON RADAR SCATTERING FROM WATER SURFACES

被引:61
作者
MOORE, RK
YU, YS
FUNG, AK
KANEKO, D
DOME, GJ
WERP, RE
机构
[1] Remote Sensing Laboratory and Electrical Engineering Department, University of Kansas
[2] Civil Engineering Department, University of Kansas
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D O I
10.1109/JOE.1979.1145408
中图分类号
TU [建筑科学];
学科分类号
0813 ;
摘要
Preliminary wave-tank results indicate that radar scatter from water surfaces is severely affected by rain at low but not at high wind speeds. The effect is governed by both the rain rate and droplet size. A simple experiment to check this phenomenon is described. Copyright © 1979 by The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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