radar (version 1.0.0)

SystemSizeParam: Size parameter calculation

Description

SystemSizeParam returns the size parameter calculation From Rinehart (1997), Eqn 4.9 and 5.7 and Battan Ch. 4.5

Usage

SystemSizeParam(D, lam)

Arguments

D

Diameter of target [m]

lam

Radar wavelength [m]

Value

alpha

Size parameter [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