Application of X-band Polarimetric Phased-array Radars in Quantitative Precipitation Estimation

The performance of different quantitative precipitation estimation(QPE) relationships is examined using the polarimetric variables from the X-band polarimetric phased-array radars in Guangzhou,China.Three QPE approaches,namely,R(ZH),R(ZH,ZDR) and R(KDP),are developed for horizontal reflectivity,differential reflectivity and specific phase shift rate,respectively.The estimation parameters are determined by fitting the relationships to the observed radar variables using the T-matrix method.The QPE relationships were examined using the data of four heavy precipitation events in southern China.The examination shows that the R(ZH) approach performs better for the precipitation rate less than 5 mm h-1, and R(KDP) is better for the rate higher than 5 mm h-1, while R(ZH,ZDR) has the worst performance.An adaptive approach is developed by taking the advantages of both R(ZH) and R(KDP) approaches to improve the QPE accuracy.

Vessel fusion tracking with a dual-frequency high-frequency surface wave radar and calibrated by an automatic identification system

High-frequency surface wave radar（HFSWR） and automatic identification system（AIS） are the two most important sensors used for vessel tracking.The HFSWR can be applied to tracking all vessels in a detection area,while the AIS is usually used to verify the information of cooperative vessels.Because of interference from sea clutter,employing single-frequency HFSWR for vessel tracking may obscure vessels located in the blind zones of Bragg peaks.Analyzing changes in the detection frequencies constitutes an effective method for addressing this deficiency.A solution consisting of vessel fusion tracking is proposed using dual-frequency HFSWR data calibrated by the AIS.Since different systematic biases exist between HFSWR frequency measurements and AIS measurements,AIS information is used to estimate and correct the HFSWR systematic biases at each frequency.First,AIS point measurements for cooperative vessels are associated with the HFSWR measurements using a JVC assignment algorithm.From the association results of the cooperative vessels,the systematic biases in the dualfrequency HFSWR data are estimated and corrected.Then,based on the corrected dual-frequency HFSWR data,the vessels are tracked using a dual-frequency fusion joint probabilistic data association（JPDA）-unscented Kalman filter（UKF） algorithm.Experimental results using real-life detection data show that the proposed method is efficient at tracking vessels in real time and can improve the tracking capability and accuracy compared with tracking processes involving single-frequency data.

METHODS OF RADAR DATA COMPRESSION AND TARGET IDENTIFICATION BASED ON BIORTHOGONAL FDWT

In this paper, by using the biorthogonal quadrature filters, the biorthogonal mul-tiresolution analysis of finite dimension space equipped with inner product and the fast discrete wavelet transform (FDWT) are constructed. The dual transform method is proposed and the radar data storage is reduced by it. The method of choosing the wavelet coefficients, and the methods of correlation and nearest neighbor classification in wavelet domain based on the compressed data, are presented. The experimental results of the classification, using the high resolution range returns from six kinds of aircrafts, show that the methods of transform, compression and recognition are efficient.

Rapid-Scan and Polarimetric Phased-Array Radar Observations of a Tornado in the Pearl River Estuary

The strong destructive winds during tornadoes can greatly threaten human life and destroy property.The increasing availability of visual and remote observations,especially by Doppler weather radars,is of great value in understanding tornado formation and issuing warnings to the public.In this study,we present the first documented tornado over water detected by a state-of-the-art dual-polarization phased-array radar(dual-PAR)in China.In contrast to new-generation weather radars,the dual-PAR shows great advantages in tornado detection for its high spatial resolution,reliable polarimetric variables,and rapid-scan strategy.The polarimetric signature of copolar cross-correlation coefficient with anomalously low magnitude appears to be effective for verifying a tornado and thus is helpful for issuing tornado warnings.The Guangdong Meteorological Service has been developing an experimental X-band dual-PAR network in the Pearl River Delta with the goal of deploying at least 40 advanced dual-PARs and other dual-polarization weather radars before 2035.This network is the first quasi-operational X-band dual-PAR network with unprecedented high coverage in the globe.With such high-performance close-range PARs,efficient operational nowcasting and warning services for small-scale,rapidly evolving,and damaging weather(e.g.,tornadoes,localized heavy rainfall,microbursts,and hail)can be expected.

Comparison of the Observation Capability of an X-band Phased-array Radar with an X-band Doppler Radar and S-band Operational Radar

An X-band phased-array meteorological radar （XPAR） was developed in China and will be installed in an airplane to observe precipitation systems for research purposes.In order to examine the observational capability of the XPAR and to test the operating mode and calibration before installation in the airplane,a mobile X-band Doppler radar （XDR） and XPAR were installed at the same site to observe convective precipitation events.Nearby S-band operational radar （SA） data were also collected to examine the reflectivity bias of XPAR.An algorithm for quantitative analysis of reflectivity and velocity differences and radar sensitivity of XPAR is presented.The reflectivity and velocity biases of XPAR are examined with SA and XDR.Reflectivity sensitivities,the horizontal and vertical structures of reflectivity by the three radars are compared and analyzed.The results indicated that while the XPRA with different operating modes can capture the main characteristic of 3D structures of precipitation,and the averaged reflectivity differences between XPAR and XDR,and XDR and SA,were 0.4 dB and 6.6 dB on 13 July and-4.5 dB and 5.1 dB on 2 August 2012,respectively.The minimum observed reflectivities at a range of 50 km for XPAR,XDR and SA were about 15.4 dBZ,13.5 dBZ and-3.5 dBZ,respectively.The bias of velocity between XPAR and XDR was negligible.This study provides a possible method for the quantitative comparison of the XPAR data,as well as the sensitivity of reflectivity,calibration,gain and bias introduced by pulse compression.

Multiple-target tracking with adaptive sampling intervals for phased-array radar

A novel adaptive sampling interval algorithm for multitarget tracking is presented. This algorithm which is based on interacting multiple models incorporates the grey relational grade （GRG） into the particle swarm optimization （PSO）. Firstly, the desired tracking accuracy is set for each target. Secondly, sampling intervals are selected as particles, and then the advantage of the GRG is taken as the measurement function for resource management. Meanwhile, the fitness value of the PSO is used to measure the difference between desired tracking accuracy and estimated tracking accuracy. Finally, it is suggested that the radar should track the target whose prediction value of the next sampling interval is the smallest. Simulations show that the proposed method improves both the tracking accuracy and tracking efficiency of the phased-array radar.

Wigner Frequency Point Slice Analysis of Superposition Data for Phased-Array Ground Penetrating Radar

According to the frequency property of Phasedarray ground penetrating radar (PGPR), this paper gives a frequency point slice method based on Wigner time-frequency analysis. This method solves the problem of analysis for the PGPR's superposition data and makes detecting outcome simpler and detecting target more recognizable. At last, the analytical results of road test data of the Three Gorges prove the analytical method efficient. Key words phased-array ground penetrating radar - wigner time-frequency analysis - superposition data - object identification CLC number TN 715.7 Foundation item: Supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (50099620) and 863 Program Foundation of China (2001AA132050-03)Biography: ZOU Lian (1975-), male, Ph. D candidate, research direction: signal processing.

Identification of Convective and Stratiform Clouds Based on the Improved DBSCAN Clustering Algorithm

A convective and stratiform cloud classification method for weather radar is proposed based on the density-based spatial clustering of applications with noise(DBSCAN)algorithm.To identify convective and stratiform clouds in different developmental phases,two-dimensional(2D)and three-dimensional(3D)models are proposed by applying reflectivity factors at 0.5°and at 0.5°,1.5°,and 2.4°elevation angles,respectively.According to the thresholds of the algorithm,which include echo intensity,the echo top height of 35 dBZ(ET),density threshold,andεneighborhood,cloud clusters can be marked into four types:deep-convective cloud(DCC),shallow-convective cloud(SCC),hybrid convective-stratiform cloud(HCS),and stratiform cloud(SFC)types.Each cloud cluster type is further identified as a core area and boundary area,which can provide more abundant cloud structure information.The algorithm is verified using the volume scan data observed with new-generation S-band weather radars in Nanjing,Xuzhou,and Qingdao.The results show that cloud clusters can be intuitively identified as core and boundary points,which change in area continuously during the process of convective evolution,by the improved DBSCAN algorithm.Therefore,the occurrence and disappearance of convective weather can be estimated in advance by observing the changes of the classification.Because density thresholds are different and multiple elevations are utilized in the 3D model,the identified echo types and areas are dissimilar between the 2D and 3D models.The 3D model identifies larger convective and stratiform clouds than the 2D model.However,the developing convective clouds of small areas at lower heights cannot be identified with the 3D model because they are covered by thick stratiform clouds.In addition,the 3D model can avoid the influence of the melting layer and better suggest convective clouds in the developmental stage.

Research on Data Combination for Phased-Array Ground Penetrating Radar

To resolve the data combination of Phased-array Ground Penetrating Radar (PAGPR), we first build a model of PAGPR and a layered model, and then a new data combination algorithm is presented based on it. This method calculates time delay of multi-receivers, basing on the signal of the nearest receiver, then shifts other signals and adds them up, and gets one signal at last. It has been proved that this method can restrain noise, multiple waves, clutter waves and improve the precision of time location. In the end, an example is given to prove the method's efficiency.

A New X-band Weather Radar System with Distributed Phased-Array Front-ends: Development and Preliminary Observation Results

A novel weather radar system with distributed phased-array front-ends was developed. The specifications and preliminary data synthesis of this system are presented, which comprises one back-end and three or more front-ends. Each front-end, which utilizes a phased-array digital beamforming technology, sequentially transmits four 22.5°-width beams to cover the 0°–90° elevational scan within about 0.05 s. The azimuthal detection is completed by one mechanical scan of0°–360° azimuths within about 12 s volume-scan update time. In the case of three front-ends, they are deployed according to an acute triangle to form a fine detection area(FDA). Because of the triangular deployment of multiple phased-array front-ends and a unique synchronized azimuthal scanning(SAS) rule, this new radar system is named Array Weather Radar(AWR). The back-end controls the front-ends to scan strictly in accordance with the SAS rule that assures the data time differences(DTD) among the three front-ends are less than 2 s for the same detection point in the FDA. The SAS can maintain DTD < 2 s for an expanded seven-front-end AWR. With the smallest DTD, gridded wind fields are derived from AWR data, by sampling of the interpolated grid, onto a rectangular grid of 100 m ×100 m ×100 m at a 12 s temporal resolution in the FDA. The first X-band single-polarized three-front-end AWR was deployed in field experiments in 2018 at Huanghua International Airport, China. Having completed the data synthesis and processing, the preliminary observation results of the first AWR are described herein.

GTD MODEL-BASED TIME-SHIFT INVARIANT TARGET IDENTIFICATION USING MATCHING PURSUITS AND LIKELIHOOD RATIO TESTS

In order to improve the identification capability of ultra wide-band radar,this paper in-troduces a step-variant multiresolution approach for the time-shift parameter estimation. Subsequently,combining with the approach,a Geometrical Theory of Diffraction(GTD) model-based time-shift Invariant method to target identification using Matching Pursuits and Likelihood Ratio Test(IMPLRT) is developed. Simulation results using measured scattering signatures of two targets in an ultra wide-band chamber are presented contrasting the performance of the IMPLRT to the Wang's MPLRT technique.

基于多帧聚类的紧凑型HFSWR虚假点迹识别方法

紧凑型高频地波雷达发射功率低,目标检测时信噪比低、虚警率高,会产生大量虚假点迹,影响后续目标跟踪性能。为了滤除虚假点迹,利用目标的运动特性,提出了一种多帧聚类与极限学习机分类两级级联的虚假点迹识别方法。首先,利用基于最优邻域尺寸的多帧聚类方法,将连续多帧中与待识别点迹属于同一潜在目标的点迹聚类成簇。然后,计算簇内待识别点迹与其相邻帧内点迹的距离-多普勒速度的差分值,以其为特征利用极限学习机辨识虚假点迹。实验结果表明,所提方法能够准确将属于同一目标的点迹聚类,虚假点迹识别率达到95%。

矿井煤岩界面节点式雷达快速动态探测系统及实验研究

煤岩界面识别技术是煤矿智能化开采的关键技术之一。基于高频雷达波探测技术可实现煤岩界面的随采高精度探测,但仍存在矿井超大采高(≥6 m)片帮垮落带来设备的安全风险及采高突变(采高≤2 m)时空间限制设备通过的问题。在前期工作基础上提出了一种矿井煤岩界面节点式雷达快速动态探测系统并进行了煤岩界面探测实验研究,主要内容包括:①阐述矿井节点式雷达观测系统原理,根据矿井工作面实际环境设计煤岩界面识别观测系统方案及雷达传感单元安装方式;②研究并提出节点式采集控制系统和信息交互传输设计方案,实现数据动态采集控制及存储;③针对节点式采集方式及煤岩界面雷达反射回波特征,研究提出了节点探测数据增强处理方法、煤岩界面识别算法,可有效的实现煤岩界面智能识别与追踪、煤层厚度及空间坐标解算。为验证该方法的可行性,采用多个中心频率为1.5 GHz的探地雷达传感单元进行物理模型验证实验,并对节点式数据采集和连续数据采集结果进行了对比分析,实验结果表明:节点式采集方法与连续采集方法均可有效识别出煤岩界面,与连续采集方法相比,本文提出的节点式探测方法可实现数据的快速动态重复性采集,单次采集时长控制在10 s以内,煤层厚度探测结果平均误差为1.07 cm,最大误差为1.47 cm,平均误差百分比为7.64%。本方法为矿井智能化开采中煤岩界面的动态高精度探测提供技术支撑。

机载双极化气象雷达雷暴回波仿真与验证

雷暴是一种短暂而剧烈的强对流天气,常伴有闪电、冰雹、强降水等危险天气,对民航飞机的飞行安全造成巨大威胁。机载气象雷达作为保证飞行器飞行安全必备的装备,用于探测与显示航路附近的实时气象信息,辅助机组人员规避危险气象。由于极化技术在气象探测方面的优势,双极化雷达成为机载气象雷达的发展方向。但是雷暴天气具有发展迅速、变化复杂,危险性高等特点,使得获取实测机载双极化气象雷达雷暴回波数据困难。为了解决这一问题,本文基于机载双极化气象雷达提出一种雷暴回波仿真方法并进行验证。方法首先利用数值预报模式WRF模式(Weather Research and Forecasting)对雷暴气象场景进行模拟;然后使用T-Matrix方法计算气象粒子的单个粒子散射振幅矩阵,同时结合场景内粒子的微物理特性,计算雷暴目标的反射率因子;最后应用雷达气象方程,基于机载气象雷达系统参数建立雷暴回波信号模型,实现机载双极化气象雷达雷暴回波信号仿真。最后,为检验方法的正确性和准确性,基于雷暴单体识别算法对回波仿真结果进行验证。通过仿真不同仰角下雷暴回波,实验结果表明,基于WRF模式的机载双极化气象雷暴回波仿真方法对雷暴天气具有良好的模拟能力,经单体识别算法验证,结果表明可准确体现雷暴单元的质心分布,结构属性和立体特征,对比实测数据,雷暴回波仿真结果与实测数据相吻合,实验结果具有真实性和准确性。

面向目视解译的全极化SAR船只精细化特征表征方法

随着卫星技术的发展,极化合成孔径雷达(PolSAR)数据的分辨率和数据质量得到大幅提升,为人造目标的精细化目视解译提供了良好的数据条件。目前主要采用多分量分解的方法,但是易造成像素错分问题,为此,该文结合Yamaguchi极化分解和极化熵提出了一种非固定阈值划分的方法用于实现全极化SAR图像船只结构精细化特征表征。Yamaguchi极化分解能够识别基本散射机制,其修正后的体散射模型更符合实测数据,可有效对人造目标进行表征。极化熵H在弱去极化状态下可以看成某一指定等效点的目标散射机制,能够有效突出船只主散射特征。因此,该文通过将Yamaguchi极化分解算法的非固定三分量与极化熵的低中高熵内嵌,将其分为非固定阈值的九分类成分,从而降低硬阈值处理在阈值边界处受噪声影响产生的类别随机性。并且将二次散射和单次散射均显著的区域称为混合散射(MSM),以更好匹配实验中船只典型结构的散射类型。在此基础上,利用广义相似性参数进一步缩短类内距离,采用改进后的GSP-Wishart分类器进行迭代聚类,旨在通过提高二次散射和混合散射机制以提高不同类型船只可区分度。最后,该文采用中国上海某港口的高分三号全极化SAR数据进行实验,为了验证每艘船只特征表征正确性,通过船舶自动识别系统(AIS)收集并筛选了该港口船只信息及光学数据,并与极化SAR数据中每艘船只进行匹配。实验结果表明该方法可有效区分散货船、集装箱船和油轮3种类型船只。

基于时序InSAR技术的中贵天然气管道天水市段沿线滑坡隐患识别与形变分析

中贵天然气管道天水市段沿线地处黄土高原,地貌类型多样、构造活跃、复杂地质条件下发育多种具有隐蔽性和潜伏性的地质灾害,其中滑坡灾害对中贵天然气管道的安全危害极大,因此,对中贵天然气管道天水段沿线滑坡隐患进行有效识别与分析具有重要意义。采用Sentinel-1A升降轨卫星数据,基于时序合成孔径雷达干涉测量(synthetic aperture radar interferometry,InSAR)对中贵天然气天水段沿线滑坡隐患进行了解译识别、现场复核、发育特征与典型滑坡形变分析。研究区共识别17处滑坡隐患点,现场复核最终确定13处,其余4处为人类工程活动区,其中常沟村和磨峪沟村滑坡形变受降雨影响。统计发现研究区管道沿线滑坡多发生在坡度40°~50°,高差400~600 m,东北坡向和距管道100~150 m范围内,且岩土体强度较低,地层以第四系全新统冲洪积层(Q_(4)^(a1+p1))为主。结果表明:联合升降轨的时序InSAR技术可以有效识别管道沿线滑坡隐患,为油气管线的安全运营及今后油气管道选线提供重要的科学依据和参考。

多功能相控阵雷达行为辨识综述

多功能相控阵雷达是指具备相位控制阵列,能同时实现搜索、跟踪、制导等多种功能的雷达。随着雷达对抗的不断升级以及各国对于电子战的日益重视,作为获取多功能相控阵雷达信息的重要手段,其行为辨识技术的研究得到了进一步发展。结合目前多功能相控阵雷达行为辨识的背景与意义,对已有的不同多功能相控阵雷达信号模型进行梳理,对高密度、大噪声信号环境下的波形单元提取算法和基于深度学习的工作模式识别算法进行识别性能、适用场景等方面的系统性对比,并归纳了不同仿真数据集的实际应用情况,最后总结了该技术存在的问题并提出了未来展望。

旋翼无人机目标雷达探测技术研究进展

旋翼无人机因其垂直起降、低空飞行和长时间滞空悬停等优势,在军事和民用领域被广泛使用,然而旋翼无人机的泛滥和非法使用也给社会秩序和国家安全带来了严峻挑战。雷达探测技术是无人机探测领域的关键技术之一,在无人机探测识别方面具有不可替代的优势。首先介绍了旋翼无人机的特性与探测难点,其次重点分析了3种旋翼无人机雷达探测技术的基本原理和特点以及基于人工智能的识别技术,最后探讨了未来旋翼无人机雷达探测技术的发展趋势和研究方向,为解决基于雷达系统的旋翼无人机探测识别问题提供了一定的参考。

一种雷达辐射源智能个体识别的方法

针对使用传统的卷积神经网络及低信噪比环境下雷达辐射源智能个体识别研究中识别性能不够的问题,提出了一种基于短时傅里叶变换(STFT)和EfficientNet的雷达辐射源个体识别方法。首先对雷达信号进行短时傅里叶变换,提取时频特征,然后利用EfficientNet中多个MBconv模块对不同时频特征图像的叠加,挖掘出信号图像隐含的更加复杂和抽象的深层次时频特征,包括信号强度的分布、时频模式、周期性变化等,从而完成个体分类识别。EfficientNet可以同时改变网络深度、宽度、图像分辨率3个参数,解决了梯度消失、梯度爆炸等问题。实验结果表明,基于STFT和EfficientNet的雷达辐射源智能个体识别的方法,相比于传统卷积神经网络在低信噪比环境下具有更好的识别性能。

Multi-SPline Technique for the Extraction of Drag Coeffidents from Radar Data

In the preparation of firing tables, the determination of projectile drag coefficientsthrough firing test radar data reduction is very important. Many methods have been developed for this work but none of them appear to be satisfactory in one Way or another. Inthis paper a multi-spline model of drag coefficient (cd) curve is developed that can guaranteefirst derivative continuity of the cd curve and has good flexibility of fitting accurately to acd curve from subsonic up to supersonic range. Practical firing data reduction tests showboth fast convergence and accurate fitting results. Typical velocity fitting RMS errors are0.05-0.08 m/s.