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Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 8
Acknowledgements......Page 12
Specialist Terms, Symbols, Units and Abbreviations......Page 14
1 Introduction......Page 20
2 Remote Sensing and Insect Observation......Page 32
3 Radar Principles......Page 41
4 Insects as Radar Targets......Page 68
5 Entomological Radar Designs......Page 93
6 Observing Insects with Radar I: Performance, Surveillance and Target Characterization......Page 119
7 Observing Insects with Radar II: Quantitative Estimation and Parameter Retrieval......Page 148
8 Additional Radar, Radar-like and Radio Technologies for Insect Observation......Page 190
9 Insect Migration, its Quantification and the Role of the Atmosphere......Page 217
10 Insect Migratory Flight I: The Principal Features......Page 246
11 Insect Migratory Flight II: Concentrations and Disturbances......Page 281
12 Insect Migration, Population Movements and Pest Management......Page 309
13 Migrations of Pest and Beneficial Insects......Page 339
14 Insect Foraging Movements......Page 374
15 Insect Echo on Meteorological Radars......Page 403
16 Radar Entomology: Perspectives and Prospects......Page 436
Appendix A: Calibration and Performance Monitoring......Page 444
Appendix B: Regulatory and Safety Issues......Page 454
References......Page 460
A......Page 500
C......Page 501
D......Page 503
F......Page 504
I......Page 505
M......Page 506
O......Page 509
P......Page 510
R......Page 511
S......Page 513
T......Page 514
W......Page 515
Z......Page 516
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