Title :
Potential use of optimal polarisations in sensing the canting angle distribution of raindrops
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL, USA
Abstract :
The optimal polarisation of rain backscatter is investigated to determine the Gaussian canting angle distribution of the raindrops. It is found that the COPOL MAX is sensitive to the canting angle distribution. The means and variance of the canting angle distribution can be obtained from the average COPOL MAX and its spread.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; polarisation; radar; radiowave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; COPOL MAX; Gaussian canting angle distribution; meteorological radar; optimal polarisation of rain backscatter; raindrops canting angle distribution sensing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900106
