• DocumentCode
    2587686
  • Title

    Research in the Spaceborne Meteorological Radar Equation

  • Author

    Xie, Yanan ; Huan, Jianping

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Commun. & Inf. Eng., Shanghai Univ., Shanghai
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    10-12 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    13
  • Lastpage
    16
  • Abstract
    This paper starts from the general radar meteorological equation and derives a new form which is suitable for spaceborne usage. Preliminary research has been done in the four main factors of the equation, which are phased array antenna gain, the scattering of deformed raindrop, the atmosphere attenuation and low sidelobe level of antenna. The results are helpful to improve the remote sensing precision of spaceborne precipitation radar.
  • Keywords
    antenna phased arrays; atmospheric optics; light scattering; meteorological radar; rain; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; atmosphere attenuation; deformed raindrop scattering; low sidelobe level antenna; phased array antenna gain; remote sensing precision; spaceborne meteorological radar equation; spaceborne precipitation radar usage; Antenna arrays; Atmosphere; Attenuation; Equations; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Phased arrays; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Spaceborne radar;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Microwave Conference, 2008 China-Japan Joint
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3821-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CJMW.2008.4772365
  • Filename
    4772365