• DocumentCode
    948854
  • Title

    Depolarisation of the linearly and circularly polarised 11.6, 11.8 and 14.5 GHz OTS signals

  • Author

    Howell, R.G. ; Thirlwell, J. ; Bell, R.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Post Office Research Centre, Ipswich, UK
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    1978
  • Firstpage
    794
  • Lastpage
    796
  • Abstract
    Severe depolarisation (attributed to ice particles) measured simultaneously using linearly (11.6 GHz) and circularly (11.8 GHz) polarised beacons from OTS and the 14.5 GHz circularly polarised up-path transmissions is reported. Concurrent 12.1, 14.8, 20 and 30 GHz radiometer results are also presented, and it is noted that backscattered energy from the 14.5 GHz transmissions has interfered with the 14.8 GHz radiometer, producing an output that exhibits some correlation with the circular depolarisation.
  • Keywords
    ice; microwave links; polarisation; radiowave propagation; satellite links; 11.6 GHz; 11.8 GHz; 14.5 GHz; circularly polarised; depolarisation; ice particles; linearly polarised; microwave links; polarisation; satellite links;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19780536
  • Filename
    4242906