Title :
Statistics for the determination of propagation parameters from polarimetric radar data
Author :
del Rio, V.S. ; Antar, Y.M.M.
Author_Institution :
Dpto. Tecnologias de las Communicaciones, Vigo Univ., Spain
Abstract :
Besides attenuation, propagation media often present some anisotropy. As a consequence different polarizations present different propagation constants that lead to differential attenuation, differential phase shift and hence depolarization of the waves. Any application that considers polarization related information requires accounting for and correcting those effects prior to any data analysis or results interpretation. Therefore, statistical characterization of propagation parameters is needed for accurate estimation as well as comparison of algorithms performance.
Keywords :
radar polarimetry; algorithms performance; anisotropy; attenuation; data analysis; differential attenuation; differential phase shift; parameter estimation; polarimetric radar data; polarizations; propagation constants; propagation media; propagation parameters; rain; reflection symmetry; statistical characterization; wave depolarization; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Attenuation; Covariance matrix; Military computing; Polarization; Radar polarimetry; Rain; Reflection; Shape measurement; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1997. IEEE., 1997 Digest
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4178-3
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1997.631587