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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-2295-2025
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28 May 2025
Research article |  | 28 May 2025

Characterization of surface clutter signal in the presence of orography for a spaceborne conically scanning W-band Doppler radar

Francesco Manconi, Alessandro Battaglia, and Pavlos Kollias

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The paper aims to study the ground reflection, or clutter, of the signal from a spaceborne radar in the context of ESA's WIVERN (WInd VElocity Radar Nephoscop) mission, which will observe in-cloud winds. Using topography and land type data, with a model of the satellite orbit and rotating antenna, simulations of scans have been run over the Piedmont region of Italy. These measurements cover the full range of the ground clutter over land for WIVERN and have allowed for analyses of the precision and accuracy of velocity observations.
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