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A radar equation which can be applied to any bistatic acoustic sounder is derived. The equation reduces to the expression normally used for the special case of the monostatic sounder. Numerical results using this equation are given for specific acoustic sounders, including the relative contributions to the scattering from the temperature and velocity parameters (C T 2 and C V 2), the effect of wind speed on the scattered intensity and the measurement of horizontal wind velocity.
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Moulsley, T.J., Cole, R.S. A general radar equation for the bistatic acoustic sounder. Boundary-Layer Meteorol 19, 359–372 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120597
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