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Doppler Weather Radar Velocity Measurements Using a Single Pulse

R. G. Strauch Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

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R. Frehlich Cooperative Institute for Research in the Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado

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01 Jun 1998
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0426(1998)015<0804:DWRVMU>2.0.CO;2
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804–808
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Abstract

Simulations of weather radar echoes were used to determine whether single-pulse estimates of velocity could be made with sufficient accuracy to measure the velocity aliasing that is inherent with pulse Doppler weather radars. The results indicated that this type of velocity measurement can be made, but such a large number of single-pulse estimates need to be averaged to determine the velocity aliasing that the concept is not compatible with the spatial and temporal resolution requirements of the WSR-88D (NEXRAD).

Corresponding author address: Dr. Richard G. Strauch, NOAA/ERL/ETL, R/E/ET4, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303.

Abstract

Simulations of weather radar echoes were used to determine whether single-pulse estimates of velocity could be made with sufficient accuracy to measure the velocity aliasing that is inherent with pulse Doppler weather radars. The results indicated that this type of velocity measurement can be made, but such a large number of single-pulse estimates need to be averaged to determine the velocity aliasing that the concept is not compatible with the spatial and temporal resolution requirements of the WSR-88D (NEXRAD).

Corresponding author address: Dr. Richard G. Strauch, NOAA/ERL/ETL, R/E/ET4, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80303.

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