ECEN-5274 (3) Radar Science and Techniques

Studies atmospheric radar fundamentals. Examines scattering by precipitation and atmospheric turbulence; long-wavelength radars and the dynamics of the middle and upper atmosphere; design of meteorological and clear-air radars; profiling tropospheric winds, temperature, and humidity by radar and radiometry; and ionospheric sounding using ionosondes and incoherent-scatter radars. Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of ECEN 5254 (minimum grade C-).