Title :
Polarimetric Phased Array Radar for weather measurement: Issues and solutions
Author :
Zhang, Guifu ; Palmer, Robert ; Lei, Lei ; Doviak, Richard J. ; Zrnic, Dusan S. ; Al-Rashid, Yasser
Author_Institution :
SoM/ECE/ARRC, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA
Abstract :
The commonly used planar phased array radar has a number of issues in making polarimetric measurements, including increase of beam width, sensitivity loss and polarization coupling. The Cylindrical Polarimetric Phased Array Radar (CPPAR) with commutating scan is proposed to avoid these deficiencies.
Keywords :
electromagnetic coupling; electromagnetic wave polarisation; meteorological radar; phased array radar; radar polarimetry; beam width; cylindrical polarimetric phased array radar; planar phased array radar; polarimetric measurement; polarization coupling; sensitivity loss; weather measurement; Antenna measurements; Arrays; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference (RADAR), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Kansas City, MO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8901-5
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2011.5960605