Tracking Features of the C-band Wind-finding Primary Radar and Its Prospect of Utilization

Utilizing a vast amount of raw data obtained from the field test and flighting experiments in Chengdu and Zhengzhou for the first C-band wind-finding prototype radar in China, the static features of tracking a fixed target and the dynamic features of tracking a moving target have been analysed in detail. The results indicate that in the case of a fixed target to be tracked, this radar has a very high tracking accuracy. In the case of a moving target to be tracked, the discrepancy of the tracking data will increase still further. Fortunately, the rate of data collection of the radar is very high. Using suitable smoothed method and selecting suitable temperal interval for the calculation of wind aloft, the wind profile with high accuracy (e. g. 1 m/s) and moderate fineness of its stratification can be obtained