Aviation weather surveillance systems: Advanced radar and surface sensors for flight safety and air traffic management

Abstract

The book has 13 chapters. The first chapter is introduction. The second chapter deals with basic background of aviation. The third chapter deals with atmospheric effects on aviation. The fourth chapter deals with origins of harmful atmospheric effects on aircraft. The fifth chapter deals with requirements of systems for aviation weather surveillance. The sixth chapter deals with Doppler weather radar as a primary aviation weather sensor. The seventh chapter deals with modern Doppler weather radars for aviation. The eight chapter deals with other sensors and systems for aviation weather. The ninth chapter deals with integrated system approaches. The tenth chapter deals with automatic detection and tracking of hazardous weather features. The eleventh chapter deals with atmospheric turbulence and its detection by radar. The twelfth chapter deals with lightning and aviation. The thirteenth chapter deals with polarisation diversity radars.