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Author:   Alistair Drake ,  Don Reynolds
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   1.270kg
ISBN:  

9781845935566

ISBN 10:   184593556
Pages:   512
Publication Date:   01 February 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1.Introduction; 2.Remote Sensing and Insect Observation; 3.Radar Principles; 4.Insects as Radar Targets; 5.Entomological Radar Designs; 6.Observing Insects with Radar: I. Performance, Surveillance and Target Characterization; 7.Observing Insects with Radar: II. Quantitative Estimation and Parameter Retrieval; 8.Additional Radar, Radar-Like and Radio Technologies for Insect Observation; 9.Insect Migration, its Quantification and the Role of the Atmosphere; 10.Insect Migratory Flight I. Principal Features; 11.Insect Migratory Flight II. Concentrations and Disturbances; 12.Insect Migration, Population Movements and Pest Management; 13.Migrations of Pest and Beneficial Insects; 14.Insect Foraging Movements; 15.Insect Echo on Meteorological Radars; 16.Radar Entomology: Perspectives and Prospects; Appendix A: Performance Monitoring and Calibration; Appendix B: Regulatory and Safety Issues.

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. .. the volume has much to offer anyone interested in radar studies of the atmosphere and its inhabitants. Drake & Reynolds have done a brilliant job of detailing the technical aspects ofdifferent types of radar and summarizing nearly 40 years of findings from studies using radar techniques. Future researchers in radar biology will need to read carefully the more technical chapters and sections in the volume, and the general reader will enjoy the coverage of the biological discoveries that have been made using the technology.

.. . the volume has much to offer anyone interested in radar studies of the atmosphere and its inhabitants. Drake & Reynolds have done a brilliant job of detailing the technical aspects ofdifferent types of radar and summarizing nearly 40 years of findings from studies using radar techniques. Future researchers in radar biology will need to read carefully the more technical chapters and sections in the volume, and the general reader will enjoy the coverage of the biological discoveries that have been made using the technology.

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