A
subsidiary page of The Radar Entomology Web
Site.
How
radars detect insects. A brief introduction to the theory of radar entomology. Courtesy of
Wayne Wolf/APMRU.
The
Radar Entomology Display Photofile. Images of radar displays showing insect echo, and illustrating some
of the phenomena that entomologists use radar to study. These images come from both entomological and
meteorological radars.
Milestones
in Radar Entomology lists the major technical developments and
discoveries. Check the entries for the last few years for the latest developments.
Radar
Entomology Observation Campaigns is a chronological list of all
field studies that have made significant use of entomological radars. The most significant studies of insect echo
detected with meteorological radars are also included. The entries for the most recent
years also serve to introduce contemporary research interests.
The
Radar Entomology Radar Photofile is a collection of photographs
of entomological radars past and present, illustrating all the main types
of entomological radar: scanning, tracking, vertical-beam, shipborne, airborne, harmonic;
and the NEXRAD and CHILL meteorological radars. Current technical interest centres especially on
harmonic and monitoring (automatic vertical-beam) radars.
An
Operational Role for Radar Entomology? So far entomologists have
used radar only as a research tool, but one possible future development is that a new generation
of automatic insect monitoring radars
may allow it to be incorporated into operational pest forecasting systems.
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to: The Radar Entomology Web Site home page.
Last revised 2001Dec12, by Alistair Drake (a.drake@adfa.edu.au).