Title : 
Theoretical model for calculating rain-induced crosspolarisation
         
        
        
            Author_Institution : 
CRPE, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A mathematical model for calculating rain-induced depolarisation on microwave links is described. It is carried out by using a Gaussian distribution of canting angle and use both mean and standard deviation of each drop-size canting angle.
         
        
            Keywords : 
microwave links; polarisation; radiowave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Gaussian distribution; depolarisation; drop-size canting angle; mathematical model; microwave links; radiowave propagation; rain-induced crosspolarisation; standard deviation; troposphere;
         
        
        
            Journal_Title : 
Electronics Letters
         
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1049/el:19830318