Title :
Polarization of the thermal radiation of the cloudy atmosphere in millimeter wavelength band
Author :
Osharin, Alexander M. ; Troitsky, Arkady V.
Author_Institution :
Radiophys. Res. Inst., Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Abstract :
Results of the ground based radiometric observations, indicating the presence of significant polarization differences in thermal microwave radiation of the cloudy winter-spring atmosphere are reported. An interpretation of the observational data is carried out on the basis of polarized radiative transfer modeling in mixed-phase clouds, containing ice crystals and supercooled water drops
Keywords :
atmospheric radiation; clouds; electromagnetic wave polarisation; millimetre wave propagation; radiative transfer; radiometry; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 94 GHz; cloudy atmosphere; cloudy winter-spring atmosphere; ground based radiometric observations; ice crystals; millimeter wavelength band; mixed-phase clouds; polarization differences; polarized radiative transfer modeling; supercooled water drops; thermal radiation; Antenna measurements; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Brightness temperature; Clouds; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Horn antennas; Ice; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry;
Conference_Titel :
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory, 2000. MMET 2000. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6347-7
DOI :
10.1109/MMET.2000.888570
