Analysis and correction of meteorological disturbance observed by ground radars in complex environment

PLoS One. 2021 Oct 4;16(10):e0258168. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258168. eCollection 2021.

Abstract

Ground radar interferometry technology, as a new tool for active remote sensing, has been widely used in the detection of a variety of targets, including landslides, bridges, mines, and dams. This technique usually employs a continuous observation mode with no space baseline. The detection accuracy is mainly affected by meteorological disturbances and noise in the observation environment. In a complex observation environment, meteorological disturbances can lead to phase errors of 10 mm or more, and the effects are different in the range and azimuth directions; this can seriously affect the accuracy of the measurement. In this paper, we analyze the spatial distribution of the phase of meteorological disturbances based on radar monitoring experiments in a complex environment, and propose a correction method that reduces the atmospheric disturbance phase to less than 0.6 mm and effectively improves radar observation accuracy.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Atmosphere
  • Environment*
  • Meteorology*
  • Radar*
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted

Grants and funding

This work was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China Grant numbers:41801381. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.