An inexpensive polarimetric FM radar and polarimetric signatures of artificial sea ice

Author

Gogineni, S.P. ; Bredow, J.W. ; Moore, R.K.

Author_Institution

Center for Res. Inc., Kansas Univ., Lawrence, KS, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

29-30 Mar 1989

Firstpage

188

Lastpage

191

Abstract

The authors developed an inexpensive FM radar for polarimetric scattering measurements., The system was designed for collecting polarimetric data at 5.3 and 10 GHz over incidence angles from 0° to 60°. The unique features of the system include fine range resolution, phase stabilization, and linearization of the RF oscillator and digital signal processing capability. The system is used for collecting polarimetric scattering data from artificial sea ice at the US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) in Hanover, New Hampshire. The authors discuss the design, construction, and performance of the polarimetric radar and present results from the CRREL experiments

Keywords

electromagnetic wave scattering; frequency modulation; oceanographic equipment; radar systems; sea ice; 10 GHz; 5.3 GHz; CRREL experiments; RF oscillator linearisation; SHF; US Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory; artificial sea ice; digital signal processing capability; fine range resolution; measurement technique; ocean; phase stabilization; polarimetric FM radar; polarimetric scattering measurements; polarimetric signatures; Data engineering; Digital signal processing; Oscillators; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Radio frequency; Sea ice; Sea measurements; Signal resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 1989., Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE National

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NRC.1989.47639

Filename

47639