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Depolarization over a link due to rain: Measurements of the parameters
Author(s) -
McCormick G. C.,
Hendry A.,
Allan L. E.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
radio science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1944-799X
pISSN - 0048-6604
DOI - 10.1029/rs011i008p00741
Subject(s) - link (geometry) , depolarization , differential (mechanical device) , constant (computer programming) , physics , geodesy , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , geology , mathematics , computer science , combinatorics , thermodynamics , medicine , programming language , endocrinology
Observations of depolarization caused by rain at 16.5 GHz taken over a short link during parts of four seasons, 1972–1975, at Ottawa, Canada, are presented. They include determinations of the mean canting angle and the real and imaginary parts of the differential propagation constant.