Title :
Separation of simultaneous rain and ice depolarisation
Author :
van de Kamp, M.M.J.L.
Author_Institution :
Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
The paper presents a method for separating the simultaneous depolarization by rain and ice crystals. The method can be used to classify events as rain, ice or combined elements, and for the latter, to estimate the contributions from rain and ice.
Keywords :
clouds; electromagnetic wave polarisation; ice; radiowave propagation; rain; satellite links; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; high altitude ice; ice depolarisation; rain; rain depolarisation; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Atmospheric modeling; Attenuation measurement; Bismuth; Clouds; Crystals; Ice; Polarization; Rain; Satellite broadcasting;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1999. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5639-x
DOI :
10.1109/APS.1999.789164
