Title :
Effects of shape and orientation of spheroidal raindrops on microwave scattering
Author_Institution :
University of Birmingham, Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Following the use of Waterman´s theory for calculating cross-sections and depolarisation ratios of spheroidal raindrops at microwave frequencies, theoretical methods are described for generalising results to arbitrary shape and orientation of the drops, with a view to obtaining depolarisation and differential attenuation for forward and back scattering.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; radiowave propagation; rain; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; back scattering; depolarisation; differential attenuation; forward scattering; microwave scattering; orientation effects; shape effects; spheroidal raindrops;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19750251
