Two-Dimensional River Flow Patterns Observed with a Pair of UHF Radar System

A pair of ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) radars system for measuring the two-dimensional river flow patterns is presented. The system consists of two all-digital UHF radars with exactly the same hardware structure, operating separately at 329–339 MHz and 341–351 MHz. The adoption of direct radio frequenc...

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Main Authors: Yidong Hou, Biyang Wen, Yonghuai Yang, Jing Yang, Caijun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4792324
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description A pair of ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) radars system for measuring the two-dimensional river flow patterns is presented. The system consists of two all-digital UHF radars with exactly the same hardware structure, operating separately at 329–339 MHz and 341–351 MHz. The adoption of direct radio frequency (RF) sampling technique and digital pulse compression simplifies the structure of radar system and eliminates the distortion introduced by the analog mixer, which improves the SNR and dynamic range of the radar. The field experiment was conducted at Hanjiang River, Hubei province, China. Over a period of several weeks, the radar-derived surface velocity has been very highly correlated with the measurements of EKZ-I, with a correlation coefficient of 0.958 and a mean square error of 0.084 m/s.
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spelling doaj-art-536d3fafb654488f8787f9e8cb7d934c2025-08-20T03:36:42ZengWileyInternational Journal of Antennas and Propagation1687-58691687-58772017-01-01201710.1155/2017/47923244792324Two-Dimensional River Flow Patterns Observed with a Pair of UHF Radar SystemYidong Hou0Biyang Wen1Yonghuai Yang2Jing Yang3Caijun Wang4Electronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaElectronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaElectronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaElectronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaElectronic Information School, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, ChinaA pair of ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) radars system for measuring the two-dimensional river flow patterns is presented. The system consists of two all-digital UHF radars with exactly the same hardware structure, operating separately at 329–339 MHz and 341–351 MHz. The adoption of direct radio frequency (RF) sampling technique and digital pulse compression simplifies the structure of radar system and eliminates the distortion introduced by the analog mixer, which improves the SNR and dynamic range of the radar. The field experiment was conducted at Hanjiang River, Hubei province, China. Over a period of several weeks, the radar-derived surface velocity has been very highly correlated with the measurements of EKZ-I, with a correlation coefficient of 0.958 and a mean square error of 0.084 m/s.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4792324
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Two-Dimensional River Flow Patterns Observed with a Pair of UHF Radar System
International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
title Two-Dimensional River Flow Patterns Observed with a Pair of UHF Radar System
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title_fullStr Two-Dimensional River Flow Patterns Observed with a Pair of UHF Radar System
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title_short Two-Dimensional River Flow Patterns Observed with a Pair of UHF Radar System
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