Lifting Wavelets with OGS for Doppler Profile Estimation

Abstract

This article discusses the second-generation wavelet transform concept and technique and its application to the noise removal problem of MST radar data. Located near Gadanki in Andhra Pradesh, India, the MST radar is collecting data on climate change. To obtain weather data, the signal collected by the radar needs to be analyzed, which usually requires power spectrum estimation. Most parametric and non-parametric methods cannot predict Doppler at an altitude above 14 KM, which makes to search for introduction of new denoising methods. More research is predominantly done on many denoising algorithms and tested with the simulated signal with various thresholds. It is observed that Lifting wavelets (LWT) with OGS is more effective in denoising the signals. Split, predict, and update are the three phases of lifting transform which on application of these steps reduces noise effectively. The LWT with OGS is applied to MST radar data and the research results shows that the noise level is reduced at higher altitudes and the signal-to-noise ratio is improved.