RADAR EQUIPMENT FOR POLARIZATION INVESTIGATIONS OF CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION,

Abstract

Polarization methods for the analysis of echoes from clouds and precipitation have been developed recently. This article describes a radar apparatus which can be used to investigate the polarization characteristics of echoes from clouds and precipitation. The Laboratoriya radiolokatsii Tsentral'noy aerologicheskoy observatorii (Radar Laboratory of the Central Aerological Observatory) has developed a two-antenna radar set with a fixed beam and variable polarization of the signal. The system can transmit and receive echoes with linear, circular, or elliptical polarization. The block diagram of the set is shown in Fig. 1 of the Enclosure. The outfit is based on a modern 3-cm high-potential radar set.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 21, 1966
Accession Number
AD0643641

Entities

People

  • A. B. Shupyatskii
  • G. P. Trifonov
  • S. P. Morgunov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Elliptical Polarization
  • Observatories
  • Optical Equipment
  • Polarization
  • Polarizers
  • Precipitation
  • Radar
  • Radar Equipment

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering