Polarimetric phased array weather radar: Concepts for polarimetric calibration

IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 387-393

  Galletti, Michele ^a   Zrnic, Dusan ^a   Doviak, Dick ^a   Zhang, Guifu ^b   Crain, Jerry ^b  

^a NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORY   (United States)

^b OU ARRC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM POINTING; BEAM WIDTHS; CROSS-POLARIZATION LEVEL; GAIN RATIO; MULTI-FUNCTION PHASED ARRAY RADAR; NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS LABORATORIES; PHASED ARRAY RADARS; PHASED ARRAYS; POLARIMETRIC CALIBRATION; POLARIMETRIC CAPABILITIES; POLARIMETRIC VARIABLE; RESEARCH CENTER; SYSTEM DESIGN; TARGET OF OPPORTUNITIES; UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA; WEATHER RADARS;

CALIBRATION; DESIGN; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; POLARIMETERS; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; STORMS;

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

EID: 78649246950     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ARRAY.2010.5613340     Document Type: Conference Paper

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