DocumentCode
1006469
Title
Rain cancellation deterioration due to surface reflections in ground-mapping radars using circular polarization
Author
Kalafus, R.
Author_Institution
DOT/Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
23
Issue
2
fYear
1975
fDate
3/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
269
Lastpage
271
Abstract
Ground mapping radars such as those encountered in airport surface traffic control use circular polarization to reduce the effects of rain clutter. The effectiveness of circular polarization is reduced significantly by ground reflections. Calculations are presented for representative cases.
Keywords
Radar imaging/mapping; Radar meteorological factors; Radar terrain factors; Antenna measurements; Antennas and propagation; Light scattering; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Plasma measurements; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar clutter; Rain;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAP.1975.1141053
Filename
1141053
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