Sentences with phrase «measured backscattered»
In addition to retrieving cloud boundaries above 500 m, the Micropulse Lidar Cloud Mask (MPLCMASK) value - added product (VAP) applies lidar - specific corrections (i.e., range - square, background, deadtime, and overlap) to the measured backscattered lidar.
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Radars measure the backscattering of electromagnetic microwave radiation with wavelengths on the order of 3 to 10 cm (1 to 4 inches).
Not exact matches
To measure temperatures along the cable's length, the team sends pulses of light down the fiber and observes how the fiber backscatters the light, returning it in the direction from which it came.
The frequencies of the backscattered light are measured by an optical receiver and those signals are processed to determine temperatures.
«When fiber is deformed, we will see distortions in the backscattered light, and from these distortions, we can measure how the fiber itself is being squeezed or pulled.»
The RWP transmits electromagnetic energy into the atmosphere in as many as five directions (four tilted in opposing vertical planes and on vertical) and measures the strength and frequency of backscattered energy.
The radar wind profiler / radio acoustic sounding system (RWP / RASS), available in 915 - MHz (for U.S. deployments) and 1290 - MHz (for foreign deployments), measures wind profiles and backscattered signal strength between (nominally) 0.1 km and 5 km and virtual temperature profiles between 0.1 km and 2.5 km.
The radar wind profiler measures wind profiles, backscattered signal strength, and virtual temperature profiles.
It transmits acoustic energy into the atmosphere in multiple directions and measures the strength and frequency of backscattered energy.
The SODAR (Sonic Detection and Ranging) wind profiler measures wind profiles and backscattered signal strength between (nominally) 15 meters (m) and 500 m.
The ceilometer (CEIL) is a remote - sensing instrument that measures cloud height, vertical visibility, and potential backscatter signals by aerosols.
When I started to look at the global warming issue my initial inclination was to look at Ocean data, since it's such a huge heat sink, relatively constant backscatter, and potentially the source one would want to measure with as much accuracy as possible., Also, Seemed to me like it was a «natural» filter of noisy data.