Title :
Towards reducing errors in radar measurement of Faraday rotation
Author :
Bates, R.H.T. ; Jamieson, A.R.
Author_Institution :
University of Canterbury, Department of Electrical Engineering, Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
A method, accurate to second order in small quantities, is described for estimating the Faraday rotation occurring along a radar propagation path, from radar scattering-matrix measurements. The estimation procedure contains a built-in check on its accuracy.
Keywords :
Faraday effect; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; radar measurement; radar theory; radiowave propagation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19680120
