Method and system for measuring atmospheric wind fields using spatially offset, diagonally radiating antennas.

摘要

Oblique spaced-antenna method and system for measuring atmospheric wind fields within a predetermined volume of the atmosphere, wherein - a pulsed beam of high frequency radar waves is transmitted in predetermined transmitting directions into said volumes of the atmosphere, from antenna unit (30) - parts of said radar waves which return from said volume are received from predetermined receiving directions at a plurality of spaced receiving locations (32, 34, 36), and - the received waves are processed to derive information about the wind velocity within said volumes, in which the transmitting and receiving directions are oblique with respect to the vertical direction.