• DocumentCode
    903462
  • Title

    Radar propagation factors for various linear and circular polarisations

  • Author

    Long, M.W.

  • Author_Institution
    Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA
  • Volume
    4
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1968
  • Firstpage
    5
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    The propagation factor, introduced into the radar equation to account for forward scattering from the Earth, depends on polarisation. Equations are given that express the propagation factors for circular polarisations in terms of those for linear polarisations.
  • Keywords
    electromagnetic waves; radar theory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19680004
  • Filename
    4233357