radar1.0.0 package

Fundamental Formulas for Radar

AttenuationAbsCoeff

Absorption coefficient of a spherical particle

AttenuationExtCoeff

Extinction coefficient of a spherical particle

AttenuationScatCoeff

Scattering coefficient of a spherical particle

ConversiondBZ2Z

Conversion from dBZ (log) units to linear Z units

ConversionZ2dBZ

Conversion from linear Z units to dBZ (log) units

DopplerDilemma

Doppler dilemma

DopplerFmax

Maximum frequency given PRF

DopplerFreq

Frequency given wavelength

DopplerPulseDuration

Pulse duration from pulse length

DopplerPulseLength

Pulse length from pulse duration

DopplerRmax

Maximum unamiguous range

DopplerVmax

Nyquist velocity, or maximum unambiguous Doppler velocity (+ or -)

DopplerVmaxDual

Doppler velocity from dual PRF scheme radar (+ or -)

DopplerVshift

Adjusted Doppler velocity from a mobile platform

DopplerWavelength

Wavelength given frequency

GeometryBeamBlockFrac

Partial beam blockage fraction

GeometryHalfPowerRadius

Half-power radius

GeometryRangeCorrect

Half-power radius

GeometryRayHeight

Center of radar beam height calculation

GeometryReffective

Effective radius calculation

GeometrySampleVolGauss

Sample volume assuming transmitted energy in Gaussian beam shape

GeometrySampleVolIdeal

Sample volume (idealized) assuming all power in half-power beamwidths

kConstantSpeedOfLight

Constant speed of light

SystemAntEffArea

Antenna effective area

SystemFreq

Frequency given wavelength

SystemGainPratio

Antenna gain via power ratio

SystemNormXsecBscatterSphere

Normalized Backscatter cross-sectional area of a sphere using the Rayl...

SystemPowerReturnTarget

Power returned by target located at the center of the antenna beam pat...

SystemPowerTarget

Power intercepted by target

SystemRadarConst

Radar constant

SystemSizeParam

Size parameter calculation

SystemThermalNoise

Thermal noise power

Systemwavelength

Wavelength given frequency

SystemXsecBscatterSphere

Backscatter cross-sectional area of a sphere using the Rayleigh approx...

VariablesCDR

Circular depolarization ratio

VariablesHDR

Differential reflectivity hail signature

VariablesLDR

Linear depolarization ratio

VariablesRadVel

Radial velocity

VariablesReflectivity

Radar reflectivity

VariablesZDP

Reflectivity difference

VariablesZDR

Differential reflectivity

Fundamental formulas for Radar, for attenuation, range, velocity, effectiveness, power, scatter, doppler, geometry, radar equations, etc. Based on Nick Guy's Python package PyRadarMet

  • Maintainer: Jose' Gama
  • License: GPL (>= 3)
  • Last published: 2014-12-02