The central assumption in traditional weather radar theory is that the rain in the radar measurement volume is homogeneous (e.g. Marshall and Hitschfeld, 1953; Wallace, 1953). As can be observed in especially thunderstorms, this is far from true. In the recent literature, the discussion about how this heterogeneity can best be described (e.g. Lovejoy and Schertzer, 1990, 1995; Uijlenhoet et al....

Accurate modeling of Space Surveillance sensors is necessary for a variety of applications. Accurate models can be used to perform trade studies on sensor designs, locations, and scheduling. In addition, they can be used to predict system-level performance of the Space Surveillance Network to a collision or satellite break-up event. A high fidelity physics-based radar simulator has been develop...

A three-dimensional radar simulator model (RSM) developed by Haase (1998) is coupled with the nonhydrostatic mesoscale weather forecast model Lokal-Modell (LM). The radar simulator is able to model reflectivity measurements by using the following meteorological fields, generated by Lokal Modell, as inputs: temperature, pressure, water vapour content, cloud water content, cloud ice content, rain...

Recent developments in interferometric radar technique largely highlighted potentialities of radar interferometry for the generation of high resolution DEM (Digital Elevation Models). Nevertheless, the performances of this almost automatic process are strongly degraded for tortured reliefs and for vegetation areas. A research in progress with the CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales), CSSI ...

A new general polarimetric radar simulator for nonhydrostatic numerical weather prediction (NWP) models has been developed based on rigorous scattering calculations using the T-matrix method for reflectivity, differential reflectivity, specific differential phase, and copolar cross-correlation coefficient. A continuous melting process accounts for the entire spectrum of varying density and diel...

❙ ARTS9510 family of automotive radar target simulators The ARTS9510 family is based on the innovative ITS‑9510A radar target simulator developed by Innovative Technical Systems and miro • sys. ❙ R&S®FSW signal and spectrum analyzer ❙ R&S®FSW‑K60 transient measurement application The ARTS9510 family of automotive radar simulators is the new standard for production, quality assurance, maintenanc...

Correlation between Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) pairs is essential for accurate interferometric phase estimation and digital elevation model (DEM) reconstruction. In this paper, a SAR simulator capable of generating Rayleigh and K-distributed terrain clutter and estimating correlation between InSAR passes will be presented. Furthermore, this simulator will be used to study ...