Title :
Effect of antenna polarisation on rain scattering
Author :
Awaka, Jun ; Shimada, Masanobu ; Isobe, Takanori ; Ouchi, E.
Author_Institution :
Kashima Branch Radio Research Laboratories, Kashima, Japan
Abstract :
The effect of the polarisations of antennas on the received power from rain scattering was examined at 34.8 GHz by rotating the ¿/2 polariser in the receiving antenna system. It is found that the experimental result is explained satisfactorily by the scattering theory.
Keywords :
polarisation; radiowave propagation; rain; receiving antennas; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; 34.8 GHz; EHF; antenna polarisation; atmosphere; microwave; mm wave; radiowave propagation; rain scattering;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820141
