Title :
Rain depolarisation characteristics related to approximate specific attenuation
Author :
Maekawa, Yasuyuki ; Chang, N.S. ; Miyazaki, A.
Author_Institution :
Osaka Electrocommun. Univ., Japan
fDate :
7/30/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The rain depolarisation observations of the CS-2 beacon signal indicate that the mean crosspolarised phase is closely related to approximate specific attenuation per unit rainfall rate. The raindrop size distribution is shown to be a dominant factor in determining residual differential attenuation and possible improvement of depolarisation cancellation.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave polarisation; radiowave propagation; rain; satellite links; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; CS-2 beacon signal; approximate specific attenuation; crosspolarised phase; depolarisation cancellation; rain depolarisation; raindrop size distribution; rainfall rate; residual differential attenuation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920988
