COMMERCE PUBLICATION NOAA Technical Report ERL 283-WPL 26 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Environmental Research: Laboratories FM/CW Radar Signals and Digital Processing DONALD E. BARRICK BOULDER, COLO. JULY 1973ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES The mission of the Environmental Research Laboratories 1s to study the oceans, inland waters, the lover and upper atnosphere, the space environment, and the earthy in search of the understanding needed to provide more useful services in imrovina men's prospects: for cucrt ont ss"intluenced bythe phyStest environment. taborstorles contribetieg aa’ teene ctustes ent Bawth Sotenoce Laboratoriee (551): Seismology, geomagnetism, geodesy, and related earth sciences; earthquake processes, internal structure and shape of the sarth and distribution of ‘the earth's mass. Atlantic doemognaghio and Meteorologioa! Laboratortee, (AOL): Gealeay and geoohysics of ocean basins, oceanie processes, and sen-tir interactions: (Mans Floren)” Pacific Coemographi Laboratories (POL): Oceanography with enphasis on the oceanic UESEEEFES ANE dynamics; tsunant generation, propagation, modification, detection, and monitoring ‘Seattle, Washington). Atmospheric Physics and Chentetxy Laboratony (4PCi): Processes of cloud and precipitation Physics: chemical composition and nucleating substances in the lower atmosphere; and laboratory ‘and field experiments tovard developing feasible methods of weather modification. Aix Resources Laboratories (ARL): Diffusion, transport, and dissipation of atmospheric Contaminants: develomment of wethads for prediction and control of atmospheric pollution: geo. Physical monitoring for clinatic change (Silver Spring, Maryland), 2 Pluta jos Laboratory (GFDL): Dynamics and physics of geonhysical fluid systens: development of a theoretical basis,’ throushmartore ical modeling and computer simila- ‘ton, for the behavior and properties of the atmosphere and the oceans (Princeton, New Jersey), national Severe Store Laboratony (WSSL): Tornadoes, squall lines, thunderstorms, and other severe local convective phenomena directed tovard improved methods of prediction and detection (Norman, Oklahoma). Space Environment Laboratory (SEL): Solar-terrestrial physics, service and technique development in the areas of environtental monitoring and forecasting. Acroromy Laboratory (AL): Theoretical, laboratory, rocket, and satellite studies of fhe physical and chemical processes controlling the fonosphere and exosphere of the earth and other planets, and of the dynamics of their interactions with high sititude meteoreloay ave ition laboratory (WPL): Development of new methods for renote sensing of fhe, geophysical environment with special emphasis on optical, microwave and’ scoustic. sens ing systems. Keather Modifteation Program Office (wPO): Plans and directs ERL weather modification ivittes, operates ERL aircraft fleet, and research on cumlus cloud modification, on hurricenes and other tropical problens, and on hurricane modification. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION BOULDER, COLORADO 80302U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Frederick B. Dent, Secretary NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION Robert M. White, Administrator ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES. Wilmot N, Hess, Director NOAA TECHNICAL REPORT ERL 283-WPL 26 FM/CW Radar Signals and Digital Processing DONALD E. BARRICK This work was sponsored in part by the Defense Advancad Research Projects Agency BOULDER, COLO. uuly 1978 For sale by the Superintondent of Documents, U. $. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402