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which have not yet been considered in the more simplistic models which have followed theformalism of Hocking (1983). In addition, it is possible to deal <strong>with</strong> layers that only partiallyfill the radar volume, or are offset from R 0 (producing artificial wind shears, as discussed byHocking (1983), and later by May et al., (1988)).When this “look-up table” is used, computational times decrease by over 100 times and more(relative to performing a full integration). Thus the process, which is fast and accurate, can beused in real-time. The procedure is currently used on-line <strong>with</strong> the McGill VHF radar(Campos and Hocking, this issue), and the Clovar radar (Hocking 1997). It was also used byHocking (1988) for MF radar measurements, and also by Hocking et al., (1988). As anexample, fig. 4 shows dissipation rates measured during the passage of the remnants ofHurricane Isabel over the McGill radar between 1200 on 19 Sept. and 1200 on 20 Sept.,2003.Fig. 4. Sample energy dissipation rates measured <strong>with</strong> the McGill VHF radar near Montreal,Canada. Times are UT.References:Campos, E., and W. Hocking, Vortical Motions observed <strong>with</strong> the new McGill VHF radarand associated dynamical characteristics, this issue.Chu, Y.-H, Beam broadening effect on oblique MST radar Doppler spectrum, J. Atmos.Ocean. Tech., 19, 1955, 2002.Hocking, W.K. On the extraction of atmospheric turbulence parameters from radarbackscatter Doppler spectra -I: theory, J. Atmos. Terr. Phys., 45, 89-102, 1983.Hocking, W.K. Two years of continuous measurements of turbulence parameters in the uppermesosphere and ..., J. Geophys. Res., 93, 2475-2491, 1988.Hocking, W., K. Lawry and D. Neudegg, Radar measurements of atmospheric turbulence...,MAP (Middle Atmosphere Program) Handbook,Scostep Secretariat, 27, 443-446, 1989.Hocking, W.K., System design, signal processing procedures and preliminary results for theCanadian (London, Ontario) VHF Atmospheric Radar, <strong>Radio</strong> Sci., 32, 687-706, 1997.May, P.T., S. Fukao, T. Tsuda, T. Sato and S. Kato, The effect of thin scattering layers on thedetermination of wind by Doppler radars, <strong>Radio</strong> Sci., 23, 83-94, 1988Nastrom, G.D., Doppler radar spectral width broadening due to beamwidth and wind shear,Ann. Geophys., 15, 786, 1997.VanZandt, T.E., et al., A dual-beamwidth radar method for measuring atmospheric turbulentkinetic energy density, Geophys. Res. Letts., 29, 10.1029/2001GL014283, 2002.217

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