radarPower

Calculates the power returned from an echolocation pulse

Provides tools for manipulating sound files for bioacoustic
analysis, and preparing analyses these for publication. The package validates
that values are physically possible wherever feasible.

Ed Baker

sonicscrewdriver

Bioacoustic Analysis and Publication Tools

Quentin Geissman

radarPower function

<dl><dt>P_t</dt>
<dd>Power transmitted (from sender)</dd>
<dt>r</dt>
<dd>Range of the target</dd>
<dt>area</dt>
<dd>Effective cross-sectional area of the target</dd>
<dt>G_t</dt>
<dd>Transmitter gain</dd>
<dt>G_r</dt>
<dd>Receiver gain</dd>
<dt>wl</dt>
<dd>Wavelength (use only with G_r and G_t)</dd></dl>

Arguments

The radar equation — radarPower

<dl>

<dt>P_t</dt>
<dd>Power transmitted (from sender)</dd>


<dt>r</dt>
<dd>Range of the target</dd>


<dt>area</dt>
<dd>Effective cross-sectional area of the target</dd>


<dt>G_t</dt>
<dd>Transmitter gain</dd>


<dt>G_r</dt>
<dd>Receiver gain</dd>


<dt>wl</dt>
<dd>Wavelength (use only with G_r and G_t)</dd>

</dl>

radarPower: The radar equation

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