Title :
Laboratory measurements of radar depolarization signatures in microwave pulse transmission through randomly distributed spherical scatterers
Author :
Oguchi, Tomohiro ; Ishii, Satoshi ; Ito, Shigeo ; Manabe, Takeshi
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Kanto Gakuin Univ., Yokohama, Japan
fDate :
5/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Laboratory measurements of a backscattered signal for large spherical scatterers are performed to investigate the range of applicability of approximate theory, which the authors used in interpreting the measured depolarization signatures of rain. The measured linear depolarization ratios (LDRs) are in remarkably good agreement with theoretical calculations
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; backscatter; meteorological radar; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; rain; remote sensing by radar; 10 GHz; 34.5 GHz; EHF; SHF; approximate theory; atmosphere; backscatter; depolarization signature; large spherical scatterers; linear depolarization ratio; measurement technique; meteorological radar; microwave pulse transmission; microwave radar; radar depolarization signature; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; rain; randomly distributed spherical scatterer; Frequency; Laboratories; Microwave measurements; Microwave theory and techniques; Polarization; Pulse measurements; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Rain; Reflectivity;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
