A High Speed Radar Processor for Improved Studies of the Earth's Ionsphere and Upper Atmosphere

Djuth 9304571是一种高速雷达处理器，用于改进对地球电离层和高层大气的研究。许多新出现的用于大气研究的大型雷达设施的操作技术需要高数据吞吐速率和计算机处理速度。因此，许多数据的平均方式对测量的空间和时间分辨率产生了不利影响。作为第二阶段SBIR奖的一部分而开发的计算机系统将通过使用灵活、高性能的雷达处理器来极大地提高各种现有雷达系统的效用。波多黎各阿雷西博观测站的初步测试表明，通过采用计算密集的雷达技术，可以大大提高雷达观测的分辨率和准确性。根据该奖项开发的大规模并行频谱处理器可以直接应用于用于探测地球大气层的大到中型雷达系统。它还可以改装成成像雷达应用，整合到某些战术雷达系统中，并转换为核科学的处理器。***

Djuth 9304571 A high speed radar processor for improved studies of the Earth's ionosphere and upper atmosphere. Many emerging techniques for the operation of large radar facilities used for atmospheric research require high data throughput rates and computer processing speed. As a result, much of the data is averaged in a way that adversely affects the spatial and temporal resolution of the measurements. The computer system developed as part of this Phase II SBIR award will greatly increase the utility of a variety of existing radar systems through the use of a flexible, high-performance radar processor. Preliminary tests at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico indicate that major improvements i the resolution and accuracy of the radar observations can be achieved through the implementation of computationally intensive radar techniques. The Massively Parallel Spectral Processor developed under this award can be directly applied to a wide range of large to mid-sized radar systems used to probe the Earth's atmosphere. It can also be adapted for imaging radar applications, incorporated into certain tactical radar systems, and converted into a processor for the nuclear sciences. ***