Title :
Accuracy of the engineering calibration of weather radars
Author :
Gekat, Frank ; Hille, Markus ; Niese, Harry ; Pool, Markus
Author_Institution :
Selex Syst. Integration GmbH, Neuss, Germany
Abstract :
This paper provides a synopsis of the accuracy calculation for the engineering calibration of a weather radar system. The underlying meteorological radar equation is optimized in order to reduce the total uncertainty of the calibration. Special emphasis is given to the determination of the different uncertainties of the various measurements which are required for a system calibration. A spreadsheet for the calculation of the total uncertainty of the calibration is presented.
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; calibration; meteorological radar; remote sensing by radar; engineering calibration; measurement error; meteorological radar equation; radar measurement; uncertainty; weather radars; Calibration; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Power measurement; Receivers; Uncertainty; Meteorological radar; calibration; measurement error; radar measurement; uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5653556
