Title :
Radar measurement of L-band signal fluctuations caused by propagation through trees
Author :
Durden, Stephen L. ; Klein, Jeffrey D. ; Zebker, Howard A.
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
10/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Fluctuations of an L-band, horizontally polarized signal that was transmitted from the ground through a coniferous forest canopy to an airborne radar are examined. The azimuth synthetic aperture radar (SAR) impulse response in the presence of the measured magnitude fluctuations shows increased sidelobes over the case with no trees. Statistics of the observed fluctuations are similar to other observations
Keywords :
fading; radar applications; radiowave propagation; remote sensing by radar; L-band signal fluctuations; SAR impulse response; airborne radar; azimuth synthetic aperture radar; coniferous forest canopy; fading; horizontally polarized signal; radiowave propagation; trees; Airborne radar; Aircraft; Fluctuations; Frequency; L-band; Radar antennas; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Space technology; Transmitters;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
