The Effect of Variations of the Complex Refractive Index on the Radar Characteristics of an Ice Sphere,

Abstract

The report discusses the effect of variations of the real and imaginary parts of the complex refractive index on the values of the effective backscattering, total-scattering, and attenuation cross sections. Numerical values of the backscattering of an ice sphere at temperatures of -10 and -20 C are presented for a wide range of diameters and wavelengths. An estimate is made of the degree of approximation of the scattering and attenuation cross sections to the limiting values. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 07, 1971
Accession Number
AD0727545

Entities

People

  • N. P. Krasyuk
  • V. I. Rozenberg

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attenuation
  • Backscattering
  • Diameters
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Forward Scattering
  • Nuclear Reactions
  • Nuclear Scattering
  • Physical Properties
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Polar and Arctic Studies