Title :
Research in the Spaceborne Meteorological Radar Equation
Author :
Xie, Yanan ; Huan, Jianping
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Commun. & Inf. Eng., Shanghai Univ., Shanghai
Abstract :
This paper starts from the general radar meteorological equation and derives a new form which is suitable for spaceborne usage. Preliminary research has been done in the four main factors of the equation, which are phased array antenna gain, the scattering of deformed raindrop, the atmosphere attenuation and low sidelobe level of antenna. The results are helpful to improve the remote sensing precision of spaceborne precipitation radar.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; atmospheric optics; light scattering; meteorological radar; rain; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; atmosphere attenuation; deformed raindrop scattering; low sidelobe level antenna; phased array antenna gain; remote sensing precision; spaceborne meteorological radar equation; spaceborne precipitation radar usage; Antenna arrays; Atmosphere; Attenuation; Equations; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Phased arrays; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2008 China-Japan Joint
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3821-1
DOI :
10.1109/CJMW.2008.4772365
