Isolation improvement for x-band FMCW radar transmit and receive antennas

Abstract. A polarimetric X-band radar has been deployed during one month (April 2011) for a field campaign in Fortaleza, Brazil, together with additional sensors like a Ka-band vertically pointing frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar and three laser disdrometers. The disdrometers as well as the FMCW radar are capable of measuring the rain drop size distributions (DSDs), hence making it possible to forward-model theoretical polarimetric X-band radar observables at the point where the instruments are located. This set-up allows to thoroughly test the accuracy of the X-band radar measurements as well as the algorithms that are used to correct the radar data for radome and rain attenuation. In the first campaign in Fortaleza it was found that radome attenuation dominantly affects the measurements. With an algorithm that is based on the self-consistency of the polarimetric observables, the radome induced reflectivity offset was estimated. Offset corrected measurements were then further corrected for rain attenuation with two different schemes. The performance of the post-processing steps is being analyzed by comparing the data with disdrometer-inferred polarimetric variables that were measured in a distance of 20 km to the radar.

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Real-Time FMCW Radar X-Band Signal Acquisition and Visualization

Strategic Innovations and Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Telecommunications and Networking - Advances in Wireless Technologies and Telecommunication ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-8188-8.ch008 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 165-179

Author(s):

Akbar Eslami

Keyword(s):

Data Acquisition ◽

Real Time ◽

Continuous Wave ◽

Processing System ◽

Fmcw Radar ◽

Weather Radars ◽

X Band ◽

Recent Developments ◽

Visualization Systems ◽

Pulse Doppler

The recent developments in the remote sensing technologies have resulted in large amounts of data transmitted from spaceborne sensors. To keep up with the volume, speed, and variety of these data, new data acquisition and visualization systems need to be developed. This chapter focuses on some design and development considerations for a real-time data acquisition and visualization of X-band in a frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar. Relevant issues such as high-speed network, parallel data processing system, and large-scale storage system are discussed. Ideally, the acquisition system should be capable of concurrent processing at low cost and visualization technique should be in the same time scale with other conventional 2D visualization of X-band weather radars. Benefits of this type of radar are that it is not just safe and inexpensive, but also serves as a means in filling in gaps of higher-powered pulse-doppler radars when used in conjunction with them.

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