An Electronically Stabilized Phased Array System for Shipborne Atmospheric Wind ProfilingSource: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2002:;volume( 019 ):;issue: 006::page 924Author:Law, D. C.
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McLaughlin, S. A.
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Post, M. J.
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Weber, B. L.
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Welsh, D. C.
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Wolfe, D. E.
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Merritt, D. A.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<0924:AESPAS>2.0.CO;2Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Abstract: The design, construction, and first results are presented of a 915-MHz Doppler wind profiler that may be mounted on a moving platform such as a mobile land vehicle, ocean buoy, or a ship. The long dwell times in multiple beam directions, required for the detection of weak atmospheric radar echoes, are obtained by a passive phased array antenna, controlled by a motion control and monitoring (MCM) computer that acquires platform motion measurements and compensates in real time for the platform rotations. The platform translational velocities are accounted for in the signal processing system (SPS) before the calculation of the wind velocity profiles. The phased array antenna, MCM, and SPS are described, and radar-derived wind profiles are compared with those from rawinsonde balloons released during the first test cruise of the system, as the NOAA R/V Ronald H. Brown performed ship maneuvers.
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| contributor author | Law, D. C. | |
| contributor author | McLaughlin, S. A. | |
| contributor author | Post, M. J. | |
| contributor author | Weber, B. L. | |
| contributor author | Welsh, D. C. | |
| contributor author | Wolfe, D. E. | |
| contributor author | Merritt, D. A. | |
| date accessioned | 2017-06-09T14:28:56Z | |
| date available | 2017-06-09T14:28:56Z | |
| date copyright | 2002/06/01 | |
| date issued | 2002 | |
| identifier issn | 0739-0572 | |
| identifier other | ams-2007.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://onlinelibrary.yabesh.ir/handle/yetl/4156257 | |
| description abstract | The design, construction, and first results are presented of a 915-MHz Doppler wind profiler that may be mounted on a moving platform such as a mobile land vehicle, ocean buoy, or a ship. The long dwell times in multiple beam directions, required for the detection of weak atmospheric radar echoes, are obtained by a passive phased array antenna, controlled by a motion control and monitoring (MCM) computer that acquires platform motion measurements and compensates in real time for the platform rotations. The platform translational velocities are accounted for in the signal processing system (SPS) before the calculation of the wind velocity profiles. The phased array antenna, MCM, and SPS are described, and radar-derived wind profiles are compared with those from rawinsonde balloons released during the first test cruise of the system, as the NOAA R/V Ronald H. Brown performed ship maneuvers. | |
| publisher | American Meteorological Society | |
| title | An Electronically Stabilized Phased Array System for Shipborne Atmospheric Wind Profiling | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 19 | |
| journal issue | 6 | |
| journal title | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology | |
| identifier doi | 10.1175/1520-0426(2002)019<0924:AESPAS>2.0.CO;2 | |
| journal fristpage | 924 | |
| journal lastpage | 933 | |
| tree | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology:;2002:;volume( 019 ):;issue: 006 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |