DocumentCode :
1684362
Title :
Polarimetric radar applications in meteorology
Author :
Antar, Y.M.M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., R. Mil. Coll. of Canada, Kingston, Ont., Canada
fYear :
1989
Firstpage :
1050
Abstract :
Theoretical and experimental techniques for polarimetric radars capable of identifying meteorological targets are discussed. It is found that, in general, polarimetric radar measurements as determined, for example, from the coherency matrix measurements, at two polarization bases such as circular and linear polarization, will provide enough polarization information to characterize meteorological targets, for example, the determination of optimal polarization. However, in order to exploit fully the possibilities available with polarization and correlation techniques, accurate data will be needed. For that, stringent system requirements such as antennas and microwave circuits with high polarization performance, high-speed data acquisition, and accurate calibration techniques will be needed.<>
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; electromagnetic wave polarisation; meteorology; radar applications; radar measurement; radar theory; remote sensing; antennas; atmosphere; calibration; circular polarisation; coherency matrix measurements; correlation techniques; high-speed data acquisition; linear polarization; meteorological targets; meteorology; microwave circuits; optimal polarization; polarimetric radars; polarimetric technique; radar applications; radar measurements; remote sensing; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Microwave antennas; Microwave circuits; Microwave theory and techniques; Polarization; Radar applications; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar theory;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1989. AP-S. Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1989.134880
Filename :
134880
Link To Document :
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