The Use of Insects as Tracers for “Clear-Air” Boundary-Layer Studies by Doppler Radar

Abstract Single- and multiple-Doppler radar systems are increasingly being used to monitor circulations within the clear-air boundary layer where the scatterers may be gradients of the refractive index or biota or a combination of both. When insects are the primary source of returned radar power, it must be assumed that the insects are either small and are being carried passively in the air, or ar…