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Coherent Power Measurements with a Compact Airborne Ka-Band Precipitation Radar.
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Journal of Atmospheric & Oceanic Technology . Jan2018, Vol. 35 Issue 1, p3-20. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Coherent power is an alternative to the conventional noise-subtracted power technique for measuring weather radar signal power. The inherent noise-canceling feature of coherent power eliminates the need for estimating and subtracting the noise component, which is required when performing conventional signal power estimation at low signal-to-noise ratio. The coherent power technique is particularly useful when averaging a high number of samples to improve sensitivity to weak signals. In such cases, the signal power is small compared to the noise power and the required accuracy of the estimated noise power may be difficult to achieve. This paper compares conventional signal power estimation with the coherent power measurement technique by investigating bias, standard deviation, and probability of false alarm and detection rates as a function of signal-to-noise ratio and threshold level. This comparison is performed using analytical expressions, numerical simulations, and analysis of cloud and precipitation data collected with the airborne solid-state Ka-band precipitation radar (KPR) operated by the University of Wyoming. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07390572
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Atmospheric & Oceanic Technology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 128524865
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-17-0058.1