Oblique spaced antenna method and system for measuring atmospheric wind fields
US5136296A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 2, 1991 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A90/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Oblique spaced antenna method and system for measuring atmospheric wind fields within a predetermined volume, wherein PA0 a pulsed beam of high frequency radar waves is transmitted in predetermined transmitting directions into the volume of the atmosphere to be investigated, PA0 parts of the radar waves which return from the volume to be investigated are received from predetermined receiving directions at a plurality of spaced receiving locations, and PA0 the received waves are processed to derive information about the wind velocity within the volume to be investigated, to allow direct determination of parameters of the wind field, such as divergence, vorticity etc. The transmitting and receiving directions are oblique with respect to the vertical direction.
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