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bioRad (version 0.4.0)

beam_width: Calculate radar beam width

Description

Calculates the width of a radar beam as a function of range and beam angle.

Usage

beam_width(range, beam_angle = 1)

Arguments

range

numeric. Range (distance from the radar antenna) in km.

beam_angle

numeric. Beam opening angle in degrees, typically the the angle between the half-power (-3 dB) points of the main lobe

Value

numeric. Beam width in m.