Identification of Wind Field Inhomogeneities with a Weather Radar

Abstract— The capabilities of modern weather radars in identifying wind-related weather hazards are analyzed. New methods for radar signal processing based on estimating the spectrum width of signals reflected from meteorological targets are described. The most promising method is that for calculating the signal base, which is the product of the width of the signal spectrum by its correlation interval. The applicability of simplified procedures for estimating these parameters based on the paired-pulse method and the intersection method is investigated. The results of numerical experiments are presented.