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place features in the pro<strong>file</strong> <strong>with</strong> more precision than ½ of the range resolution we need to be ableto reconstruct the pro<strong>file</strong>. If we want to be able to report our data at standard heights, insteadof heights determined by the radar hardware, we need to be able to interpolate the data.Interpolation is a reconstruction of the signal followed by re-sampling at the desired ranges. Ifwe want to be able to follow signal attributes in range, we need to make sure we have an accuraterange representation of the signal.In Figure 1, the data were obtained using matched filters (B 6 -=1.04) in all three pulselengths. The range resolutions of the system bandwidths are 115 m for the 100-m long pulse, 574m for the 500-m pulse, and 1148 m for the 1000-m pulse. The 1000-m and 500-m data aresampled twice per pulse length, and the 100-m data are sampled once per pulse length. Figure4 shows part of the data from Figure 1. The range resolution of each mode has been shown asvertical bars at two heights for each pro<strong>file</strong>, so that the volume represented by each sample isclearer. The different attenuation of spatial scales is apparent. The magnitude of the low-leveljet is smaller <strong>with</strong> the longer pulse lengths, as expected, but is not the simple average of theappropriate number of points. For example, the average of the 5 largest, contiguous speeds ofthe 100-m data is 11.4 ms -1 , which is still much larger than the 10.6 ms -1 observed by the 500-mpulse. The differences in spatial averaging by the different pulse lengths do not account for allof the observed differences in the pro<strong>file</strong>s. Future work will be directed towards studying thepossible interactions between atmospheric reflectivity and velocity structures and the rangeresolutioncharacteristics of various pro<strong>file</strong>rs.Figure 4. Details of the mean February wind speed for 1994-1996 at ChristmasIsland, Kiribati. The vertical bars indicate the range resolution of the different pulselengths.Range resolution and data sampling are complex issues. The reflectivity of theatmosphere interacts <strong>with</strong> the radar in a non-linear fashion to produce results that are notstraightforward. When we are interesting in the changes of the signal <strong>with</strong> range, i.e. profiling,special attention needs to be made to the spacing between the samples in range. Careful attentionto these issues is important to help produce better interpretations of the data.REFERENCES:Doviak, R.J., and D.S. ZrniA, Doppler Radar and Weather Observations, Second Edition.Academic Press, 562pp, 1993.Johnston, P.E., L.M. Hartten, C.H. Love, D.A. Carter, and K.S. Gage, Range errors in windprofiling caused by strong reflectivity gradients, Journal of Atmospheric and OceanicTechnology, 19, 934-953, 2002.265

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