The U.S. network of WSR-88D dual-polarization weather radars adheres to design standards that are intended to ensure uniform radar measures from atmospheric phenomena. Although these radars have been designed to collect weather information, they also monitor atmospheric biota. In this communication, we demonstrate that radar patterns from airborne insects from co-located WSR-88Ds can differ significantly. We explain these discrepancies as a result of different phase shifts between transmitted polarized radar waves, and we argue that this phase is a critical radar parameter for the interpretation of radar variables from airborne insects.

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雷达传输时的差分相位影响大气昆虫的产品

美国 WSR-88D 双偏振天气雷达网络遵循旨在确保大气现象的雷达测量统一的设计标准。尽管这些雷达的设计目的是收集天气信息，但它们也可以监测大气生物群。在本次通信中，我们证明了来自同位置 WSR-88D 的空中昆虫的雷达模式可能存在显着差异。我们将这些差异解释为发射的偏振雷达波之间不同相移的结果，并且我们认为该相位是解释来自空中昆虫的雷达变量的关键雷达参数。