Depolarization due to rain: The XPD-CPA relation

International Journal of Satellite Communications

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 285-301

  Van De Kamp, Max M J L ^a  

^a Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales   (France)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Cross polarization; Depolarisation; Propagation modelling; Rain

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; FREQUENCIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; RAIN; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; STATISTICS;

CANTING ANGLES; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; COPOLAR ATTENUATION; CROSSPOLARIZATION DISCRIMINATION; DEPOLARIZATION; ELEVATION ANGLE; LINEAR POLARIZATION;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION;

EID: 0035329306     PISSN: 07372884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sat.672     Document Type: Article

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