Measurements of the transmission loss of a radome at different rain intensities

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1590-1599

  Kurri, Mikko ^a   Huuskonen, Asko ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PERMITTIVITIES; FREE-SPACE MEASUREMENTS; FREE-SPACE TRANSMISSIONS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; RAIN INTENSITIES; TRANSMISSION LOSS; TWO-WAY TRANSMISSIONS; WATER LAYERS; WEATHER RADARS;

INFILTRATION; PERMITTIVITY; RAIN; WATER ANALYSIS;

RADOMES;

DIELECTRIC PROPERTY; PERMITTIVITY; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RADAR IMAGERY; TRANSMISSION LOSS;

EID: 65549083583     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2008JTECHA1056.1     Document Type: Article

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