High Resolution Weather Radar through Pulse Compression
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In order to evaluate pulse compression for use in phased array weather radar systems, modifications to the Time-Series Weather Radar Simulator have been made which incorporate phase-coding into its functionality. This allows for evaluating the performance of various pulse compression schemes under controlled conditions. Barker-coded pulses with matched and mismatched filters were examined in relation to uncoded pulses to determine the performance of the codes with regard to errors in estimating equivalent reflectivity, radial velocity, and spectral width. The 13-bit Barker code with a mismatched filter provided the most accurate estimations due to superior Integrated Sidelobe Level (ISL) suppression capability.
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