Title :
Ukraine institute of radio astronomy high-resolution radars
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radio Astron., Nat. Acad. of Sci., Kharkov, Ukraine
Abstract :
A review is given of recent activities undertaken in the Institute of Radio Astronomy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for the development of high-resolution radars. The radars developed include 95- and 36-GHz cloud radars and an airborne, Ku-band SAR radar system. They are capable to perform real-time, high-resolution measurements. The set-up of these instruments, the novel technical solutions, and the signal processing technique introduced are discussed. The results obtained with such instruments during measurement campaigns are presented as well.
Keywords :
airborne radar; atmospheric techniques; radar resolution; synthetic aperture radar; 36 GHz; 95 GHz; Ku-band SAR radar; Ukraine Institute of Radio Astronomy; airborne radar; cloud radars; high-resolution radars; real-time/high-resolution measurements; signal processing technique; Airborne radar; Clouds; Doppler radar; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Instruments; Magnetrons; Meteorological radar; Pulse compression methods; Radio astronomy;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAES.2005.1581096
