Scattering Induced Microwave Scintillations From Clear Air And Rain on Earth Space Paths and the Influence of Antenna Aperture

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 646-657

  Haddon, John ^a   Vilar, Enric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; RADAR - CROSS SECTIONS; RAIN AND RAINFALL; SCINTILLATION - SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AMPLITUDE SCINTILLATION; ANTENNA APERTURE SMOOTHING; EARTH-SPACE PATHS; FRESNEL ZONE DIAMETER; TURBULENT REGION;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 0022721174     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1986.1143867     Document Type: Article

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