Evaluation of Binary Phase Coded Pulse Compression Schemes Using and Time-series Weather Radar Simulator

In order to evaluate pulse compression for use in phased array weather radar systems, modifications to the TimeSeries 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. In this study, a 5-bit Barker code has been integrated into the TSWRS along with a matched filter to baseline functionality and performance with regard to Integrated Sidelobe Level (ISL). While showing the 5-fold increase in resolution, the results show that an average ISL of -4 dB is produced with this simple design.