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Amplitude domain analysis of strong range and Doppler spread radar echos
1Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory, 99600, Sodankylä, Finland
2Department of Physical Sciences, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, 90014, Finland
Abstract. We present a novel method for analyzing range and Doppler spread targets in the amplitude domain using linear statistical inversion. The result of the analysis is an estimate of the range dependent amplitude behaviour of the target backscatter during the time that the transmission passes the target. A meteor head echo and strong backscatter from artificially heated regions of the ionosphere are used to demonstrate this novel analysis method. Plans to apply amplitude-domain radar target estimation methods to more complicated noisy underdetermined targets are also briefly discussed.
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Citation: Vierinen, J., Lehtinen, M. S., and Virtanen, I. I.: Amplitude domain analysis of strong range and Doppler spread radar echos, Ann. Geophys., 26, 2419-2426, 2008. Bibtex EndNote Reference Manager
