Table 1 MU radar parameters used during ShUREX 2016 and 2017 campaigns
From: Turbulence kinetic energy dissipation rates estimated from concurrent UAV and MU radar measurements
Parameter | |
|---|---|
Beam directions | (0°, 0°),(0°, 10°), (90°, 10°) |
Radar frequencies (MHz) | 46.00, 46.25, 46.50, 46.75, 47.00 |
Interpulse period (μs) | 400 |
Subpulse duration (μs) | 1 |
Pulse coding | 16-bit optimal complementary code |
Range resolution (m) | 150 |
Height sampling (FII) (m) | 5 |
Number of gates | 128 |
Coherent integration number | 32 |
Incoherent integration number | – (time series) |
Number of FFT points | 128 |
Acquisition time for one profile (s) | 24.57 |
Profile acquired every: (s) | 6.144 |
Nyquist frequency (Hz) | 2.60 |
Velocity aliasing (m s−1) | 8.4 |