• DocumentCode
    941484
  • Title

    Depolarisation by solid hydrometeors

  • Author

    Mccormick, G.C. ; Hendry, A.

  • Author_Institution
    National Research Council of Canada, Division of Electrical Engineering, Ottawa, Canada
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1977
  • Firstpage
    83
  • Lastpage
    84
  • Abstract
    Scattering by snow and ice crystals are possible causes of depolarisation along satellite paths. It is believed that ice crystals aligned by atmospheric electrostatic fields are a prime but not exclusive cause of such depolarisation.
  • Keywords
    ice; polarisation; radiowave propagation; satellite links; snow; atmospheric electrostatic fields; depolarisation; ice crystals; satellite paths; snow; solid hydrometeors;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19770056
  • Filename
    4240387