SystemThermalNoise {radar}

Thermal noise power

Description

SystemThermalNoise returns the thermal noise power From CSU Radar Meteorology notes, AT741

Usage

SystemThermalNoise(Bn, Units, Ts=290, k=kConstantBoltz)

Arguments

Bn

Receiver bandwidth [Hz]

Units

String of nits desired, can be 'W' or 'dBm'

Ts

Reciever noise temperature [K]

k

Boltzmann's constant

Value

nt

Thermal noise power [W or 'dBm']

Author(s)

Jose Gama

Source

Nick Guy, 2014 PyRadarMet - Python Fundamental Calculations in Radar Meteorology https://github.com/nguy/PyRadarMet

CSU Radar Meteorology notes, AT741

References

Nick Guy, 2014 PyRadarMet - Python Fundamental Calculations in Radar Meteorology https://github.com/nguy/PyRadarMet

CSU Radar Meteorology notes, AT741