Precipitation scatter measurements from a transhorizon experiment at 11.2 GHz
Abstract
Measurements from a 131 km precipitation scatter experiment at 11.2 GHz are described. The experiment had two scatter geometries (forward and backward) and the observations made over three years are reported. Forward and backward scatter differ in many respects and these are compared and contrasted. Comparisons are also made with the CCIR report 569-3 prediction method to assess its validity. On a few occasions, a 3 GHz dual-polarization radar was used to scan along the plane of bistatic scatter. The radar data were used to simulate the bistatic experiment. Estimated power levels compared favorably with the direct measurements.
- Publication:
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IEE Proceedings H: Microwaves Antennas and Propagation
- Pub Date:
- February 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992IPMAP.139...53T
- Keywords:
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- Atmospheric Attenuation;
- Precipitation (Meteorology);
- Transhorizon Radio Propagation;
- Wave Scattering;
- Multistatic Radar;
- Radar Scattering;
- Time Series Analysis