Radiation Intensity of the PAVE PAWS Radar System (1979) / Chapter Skim
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'Conditions Affecting Patterns and Intensities'
'Conditions Affecting Patterns and Intensities'
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At the frequency of the PAVE PAWS radar, the effect of scattering by precipitation is very small; its presence would not change the estimates in Table III. Weather conditions also create some refraction in the atmosphere especially near ground level.
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There is also an operational disincentive in that, at lower angles to the horizon, atmospheric effects tend to create more false targets, thus masking real ones. For other reasons also, lowering the search angle does not necessarily guarantee an earlier detection of a valid target.
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While the panel was concerned essentially with the peak field intensity of the PAVE PAWS radar measured at ground sites where humans may be exposed, it turned during its final deliberations to the subject of passing aircraft. The panel observes that aircraft may fly, perhaps inadvertently, through the main beam of PAVE PAWS.
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