Title :
Statistical variations in forward propagation rain depolarization due to drop size fluctuations
Author :
Hogler, J.L. ; Bostian, C. ; Stutzman, W. ; Wiley, P.H.
Author_Institution :
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Observed electromagnetic wave depolarization in forward propagation due to precipitation tends to distribute statistically about some mean level of depolarization. This is due to random rain parameters that cause this depolarization. Using a drop-size modified depolarization model, we have analyzed the statistical scatter of the cross polarization ratio due to random distributions of drop population and size and found a standard deviation of approximately 2.5 dB about the mean, independent of frequency.
Keywords :
Microwave radio propagation meteorological factors; Millimeter-wave radio propagation; Electromagnetic measurements; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Fluctuations; Frequency; Predictive models; Rain; Shape; Storms;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAP.1975.1141063