Sentences with phrase «radar backscatter»
The radar backscatter intensity (grey level of the image) is given in decibel (Kaleschke and Spreen, University of Hamburg).
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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.
Radars measure the backscattering of electromagnetic microwave radiation with wavelengths on the order of 3 to 10 cm (1 to 4 inches).
The radar wind profiler measures wind profiles, backscattered signal strength, and virtual temperature profiles.
The glider used optical and acoustic backscatter — techniques similar to radar in which sound or light is bounced off of surroundings and analyzed upon return — to survey the water for sediment particles of two different sizes (0.4 and 0.1 millimeter) commonly used in models.