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SystemNormXsecBscatterSphere: Normalized Backscatter cross-sectional area of a sphere using the Rayleigh approximation

Description

SystemNormXsecBscatterSphere returns the normalized Backscatter cross-sectional area of a sphere using the Rayleigh approximation From Rinehart (1997), Eqn 4.9 and 5.7 and Battan Ch. 4.5

Usage

SystemNormXsecBscatterSphere(D, lam, K=0.93)

Arguments

D
Diameter of target [m]
lam
Radar wavelength [m]
K
Dielectric factor [unitless]

Value

sigNorm
Normalized backscatter cross-section [unitless]

Source

Nick Guy, 2014 PyRadarMet - Python Fundamental Calculations in Radar Meteorology https://github.com/nguy/PyRadarMet R. E. Rinehart, 1997 Radar for Meteorologists Rinehart Publishing L. J. Battan, 1973 Radar observation of the atmosphere The University of Chicago Press

References

Nick Guy, 2014 PyRadarMet - Python Fundamental Calculations in Radar Meteorology https://github.com/nguy/PyRadarMet

R. E. Rinehart, 1997 Radar for Meteorologists Rinehart Publishing

L. J. Battan, 1973 Radar observation of the atmosphere The University of Chicago Press