Title :
A performance study of a cylindrical polarimetric array radar
Author :
Nocelo Lopez, RubeÌn ; Isasa, Maria Vera ; Santalla del Rio, V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Teor. do Sinal e Comunicacions, Univ. of Vigo, Vigo, Spain
Abstract :
In this paper, the polarimetric performance of a Phased Array Radar antenna with a cylindrical (CPPAR) configuration is analyzed and compared with a planar one with the same beam width and secondary low level (SLL). The size of each array is obtained according to the requirements of the maximum allowed beam width in all scanned directions, the maximum SLL and the maximum integrated cross-polar isolation ratio (ICPR). Finally, the co- and cross-polar patterns for PPPAR and CPPAR are compared.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; phased array radar; radar polarimetry; CPPAR configuration; PPPAR; array size; copolar pattern; cross-polar pattern; cylindrical polarimetric array radar; maximum ICPR; maximum integrated cross-polar isolation ratio; maximum-allowed beam width; phased array radar antenna-cylindrical configuration; polarimetric performance; secondary low-level; Arrays; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Radar antennas; Radar polarimetry; crossed dipoles; cylindrical array; dipole arrays; polarimetric radar;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2014 8th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
The Hague
DOI :
10.1109/EuCAP.2014.6902152
