Greetings,
I would like to create a 3D cone representing a radar beam path. I have
been successful in creating an accurate 1D beam path using the radar's
elevation angle and a "standard atmosphere" - for those of you
meteorology minded folks.
As I take the next step to create a 3D (or even a 2D) beam width, I need
to have the flexibility to account for changes in the index of
refraction in the atmosphere, hence I believe I will need to create the
beam "top" and beam "bottom" as seperate 1D entities.
If you go to:
http://www.cimms.ou.edu/~kmanross/VCPRPE/NSSL_WDTB_VCPRPE-example.html
and look at right panel of the image at the bottom of the page, you will
see that the radar "Ray Path", as it is called here, can bend given
varying atmospheric conditions. It is also possible that conditions
exist where the top of the beam path deviates differently from the
bottom of the beam path.
For this reason, I am considering trying to create a 3D cone from
several Irregular2DSets (man dim = 1). Would this be the approach to
take, or would this be heading down the wrong path?
Thank you very much for your help!
-kevin.
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