Title :
Bistatic millimetre wave radar system & preliminary observations of millimetre wave rainfall, fog and snow scatter and Doppler shift
Author :
Dilworth, I.J. ; Kassidas, P. ; Woodruff, J.
Author_Institution :
Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
fDate :
1/7/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A highly stable 42 GHz transmitter and receiver system using state-of-the-art commercial components is outlined. This equipment is intended for use in narrowband propagation measurements. A cost effective and versatile IF system has been developed to compensate for frequency drift. The system has been used for Doppler measurements of rainfall and other hydrometeors and has proven very sensitive in this application. Scatter from rainfall, snow and fog events has been recorded
Keywords :
Doppler effect; electromagnetic wave scattering; fog; microwave measurement; radar receivers; radar systems; radar transmitters; rain; snow; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 42 GHz; Doppler measurements; EHF; IF system; MM wave; bistatic radar system; fog; frequency tracking; millimetre wave radar system; narrowband propagation measurements; rainfall; receiver; snow; transmitter;
Conference_Titel :
Exploiting the Millimetric Wavebands, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
