A Drop Size Distribution (DSD)-Based Model for Evaluating the Performance of Wet Radomes for Dual-Polarized Radars

被引：22

作者：

Salazar-Cerreno, Jorge L. ^{[1
]}

Chandrasekar, V. ^{[2
]}

Trabal, Jorge M. ^{[3
]}

Siquera, Paul ^{[3
]}

Medina, Rafael ^{[3
]}

Knapp, Eric ^{[3
]}

McLaughlin, David J. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Ctr Atmospher Res, Adv Study Program, Boulder, CO 80307 USA

[2] Colorado State Univ, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA

[3] Univ Massachusetts, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Amherst, MA 01003 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC AND OCEANIC TECHNOLOGY | 2014年 / 31卷 / 11期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

RAIN; ATTENUATION; TRANSMISSION; CALIBRATION; WATER;

D O I：

10.1175/JTECH-D-13-00208.1

中图分类号：

P75 [海洋工程];

学科分类号：

0814 ; 081505 ; 0824 ; 082401 ;

摘要：

A novel analytical method is presented for evaluating the electrical performance of a radome for a dual-polarized phased-array antenna under rain conditions. Attenuation, reflections, and induced cross polarization are evaluated for different rainfall conditions and radome types. The authors present a model for estimating the drop size distribution on a radome surface based on skin surface material, area, inclination, and rainfall rate. Then, a multilayer radome model based on the transmission-line-equivalent circuit model is used to characterize the radome's scattering parameters. Numerical results are compared with radar data obtained in the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) and Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) systems, and good agreement is found.

引用

页码：2409 / 2430

页数：22

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