DocumentCode
1811649
Title
Method of pattern calculation for reflector antenna with surface partly covered by snow
Author
Nechitaylo, S. ; Sukharevsky, O. ; Khlopov, G. ; Voitovich, O.
Author_Institution
Kharkiv Univ. of Air Forces, Kharkiv, Ukraine
fYear
2012
fDate
28-30 Aug. 2012
Firstpage
308
Lastpage
311
Abstract
The calculations of pattern power of a reflector antenna are performed in approximation of physical optics. It is shown that presence of snow layer leads to decrease of antenna gain up to 4...13 dB and increase of side lobes level at 10...14 dB.
Keywords
antenna radiation patterns; calibration; meteorological radar; physical optics; reflector antennas; snow; meteorological radar; pattern calculation; physical optics; reflector antenna; snow; Feeds; Optical surface waves; Reflector antennas; Snow; Surface waves; Vectors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Mathematical Methods in Electromagnetic Theory (MMET), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Kyiv
ISSN
2161-1734
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-4478-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MMET.2012.6331252
Filename
6331252
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