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The MST Radar TechniqueThe past ten year have witnessed the development of a new radar technique to examine the structure and dynamics of the atmosphere between roughly 1 to 100 km on a continuous basis. The technique is known as the MST (for Mesosphere-Stratosphere-Troposphere) technique and is usable in all weather conditions, being unaffected by precipitation or cloud cover. MST radars make use of scattering from small scale structure in the atmospheric refractive index, with scales of the order of one-half the radar wavelength. Pertinent scale sizes for middle atmospheric studies typically range between a fraction of a meter and a few meters. The structure itself arises primarily from atmospheric turbulence. The technique is briefly described along with the meteorological parameters it measures.
Document ID
19860003368
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other
Authors
Balsley, B. B.
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Boulder, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1985
Publication Information
Publication: International Council of Scientific Unions Middle Atmosphere Program. Handbook for MAP, Vol. 16
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
86N12836
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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