Title :
Observation of the small-scale structure of intense rain by the scattering of microwaves
Author_Institution :
Science Research Council, Radio & Space Research Station, Slough, UK
Abstract :
A bistatic scattering technique has been used to measure the small-scale variations in the reflectivity of rain at a height of about 13 m. The reflectivity has been observed to change by a factor of 24 over a horizontal distance of 8 m.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; fading; microwave measurement; radiowave propagation; rain; 10 GHz; 9.6 GHz; bistatic scattering technique; electromagnetic wave scattering; fading; microwave links; radiowave propagation; rain; reflectivity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19730394
