Title :
Antenna Systems for the Meteorological Radar Design
Author :
Knyazev, Sergey ; Shabunin, Sergey
Author_Institution :
Ural State Tech. Univ., Yekaterinburg
Abstract :
Two antenna arrays with linear and circular polarization for meteorological radiosonde tracking radar are compared and discussed. The 26 dB gain antenna operates in 1.765-1.795 GHz range. Both arrays consist of four subarrays. Each subarray comprises suspended rectangular patch antennas fed by air filled strip lines. The 4 element array incorporated into the center of the big array forms wide beam radiation pattern and allows stable balloon tracking at the start moment. Optimal combining both electrical and mechanical scanning allowed to design cheap and reliable meteorological radar
Keywords :
UHF antennas; antenna feeds; electromagnetic wave polarisation; meteorological radar; microstrip antenna arrays; radar antennas; radar tracking; radiosondes; 1.765 to 1.795 GHz; air filled strip lines; antenna array; circular polarization; electrical scanning; linear polarization; mechanical scanning; meteorological radar design; radiosonde tracking radar; rectangular patch antenna; stable balloon tracking; wide beam radiation pattern; Integral equations; Linear antenna arrays; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Microstrip antenna arrays; Microstrip antennas; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar tracking; Structural beams; Antenna arrays; microstrip antennas; radar antennas; tracking;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2006. EuRAD 2006. 3rd European
Conference_Location :
Manchester
Print_ISBN :
2-9600551-7-9
DOI :
10.1109/EURAD.2006.280310
