Title :
Rain cancellation deterioration due to surface reflections in ground-mapping radars using circular polarization
Author_Institution :
DOT/Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA, USA
fDate :
3/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1975.1141053
