Articles | Volume 12, issue 10
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5699-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-5699-2019
Research article
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28 Oct 2019
Research article |  | 28 Oct 2019

Application of parametric speakers to radio acoustic sounding system

Ahoro Adachi and Hiroyuki Hashiguchi

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The radio acoustic sounding system is a remote sensing technique that provides vertical profiles of temperature in the air. Since RASS is accompanied with loud noise around the site, acoustic sources having low side lobe levels are desired. Thus, the application of parametric acoustic array as a high-directivity acoustic source was exploited in this study. The results show that the PAA–RASS has accuracy and precision comparable with conventional RASS despite its high directivity of sound.