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Science 15 June 1973:
Vol. 180. no. 4091, pp. 1176 - 1178
DOI: 10.1126/science.180.4091.1176
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Remote Radar Sensing: Atmospheric Structure and Insects

Juergen H. Richter 1, Douglas R. Jensen 1, V. Ray Noonkester 1, Joseph B. Kreasky 2, Michael W. Stimmann 3, and Wayne W. Wolf 3

1 Propagation Technology Division, Naval Electronics Laboratory Center, San Diego, California 92152
2 Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Southern Region, P.O. Box 989, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501
3 Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Western Region, P.O. Box 112, Riverside, California 92502

A high-resolution radar sounder has been used in the simultaneous detection of atmospheric structure and insects. The vertical distribution of insects was often correlated with atmospheric structure. Continuous recordings revealed diurnal fluctuations and layering of insects at various altitudes.


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