This is the professional technician's practical guide to understanding the installation, maintenance and repair of modern radar systems. This book fully explains how the various types of modern radar systems operate. It is written at the level of the professional electronics repair technician, rahter than at the engineering level. Land, air and sea-based radar systems are all covered in a practical, as opposed to theoretical manner.

This book takes a unique approach to radar systems, combining historical insight with technical information. To illuminate state-of-the-art designs, the author takes the reader as far back as original World War II concepts. Mathematical explanations rely only on basic trigonometric concepts, keeping the information accessible to those new to the field while providing sound technical information for experienced professionals. The book includes detailed illustrations for enhanced concept visualization, including valuable illustrations of oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer displays. The reader will appreciate the treatment of such topics as moving-target-indicator (MTI), moving-target-detector (MTD), and air traffic control radar beacon systems (ATCRBS) in air traffic control radars. End of chapter review problems, with answers provided on a separate page, test reader understanding. An illustrated appendix provides definitions and page references to aid the reader in locating more information in the text.

This comprehensive, up-to-date book describes and details the wide range of modern radar systems and methods currently in use today. From system fundamentals to functional descriptions of their subsystems, the reference covers radar principles, radar technology, and successful applications of that technology, and includes solved examples to illustrate critical principles. Appropriate for radar engineers, electrical engineers, flight test engineers, and those in related disciplines.

How do scientists predict the weather? What tools and instruments help them make forecasts? How far in advance can they make good predictions? Weather forecasting is a tricky science. Forecasters gather current weather data and study trends and historical patterns. They use their expertise to predict what kind of weather is likely coming next—with help from computers, satellites, and other machines. In this fact-packed book, discover what it really takes to forecast Earth’s weather.

This book reviews the principles of Doppler radar and emphasizes the quantitative measurement of meteorological parameters. It illustrates the relation of Doppler radar data and images to atmospherix phenomena such as tornados, microbursts, waves, turbulence, density currents, hurricanes, and lightning. Radar images and photographs of these weather phenomena are included. - Polarimetric measurements and data processing - An updated section on RASS - Wind profilers - Observations with the WSR-88D - An updated treatment of lightning - Turbulence in the planetary boundary layer - A short history of radar - Chapter problem sets

Principles of Modern Radar: Basic Principles is a comprehensive text for courses in radar systems and technology, a professional training textbook for formal in-house courses and for new hires; a reference for ongoing study following a radar short course and a self-study and professional reference book.