`L_"atmos" = 10^( (alpha * R)/10 )`

Enter a value for all fields

This equation provides atmospheric loss¹ used in radar SNR.  This equation is most helpful in the context of calculating the Signal-to-Noise of a Synthetic Aperture Radar.

Radar Calculators

• SNR Gain Due to Azimuth Processing (coherent pulse integration)
• SNR Gain Due to Range Processing (pulse compression)
• Target Radar Cross Section
• Monostatic SAR Transmitter Antenna Gain Factor
• Radar Atmospheric Loss
• SAR Duty Factor
• Grazing Angle
• Slant Range
• Slant Range (Beta Angle)

1. ^ Performance Limits for Synthetic Aperture Radar - Second Edition.  Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM.  Printed February 2006.