Millimeter Wave Scatter and Attenuation Measurements on Snow Slabs.

During the winter of 1977/78 RADC conducted a measurement program on the backscatter, bistatic scatter, and attenuation properties of metamorphic snow at millimeter wavelengths. After going through an aging process, snow cover on the ground develops sufficient internal strength so that slabs can be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lammers,Uve H W, Hayes,Dallas T, Marr,Richard A
Other Authors: ROME AIR DEVELOPMENT CENTER GRIFFISS AFB NY
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1981
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Radiofrequency Wave Propagation
*Millimeter waves
*Wave propagation
*Snow
Attenuation
Penetration
Backscattering
Transmission loss
Metamorphosis
Potential scattering
Bistatic detection
Snow slaps
PE61102F
WURADC2305J603
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA112595
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA112595
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Summary:During the winter of 1977/78 RADC conducted a measurement program on the backscatter, bistatic scatter, and attenuation properties of metamorphic snow at millimeter wavelengths. After going through an aging process, snow cover on the ground develops sufficient internal strength so that slabs can be cut from it and removed for measurement. Low-power CW equipment was designed and constructed to conduct scatter and attenuation measurements on snow slabs at frequencies of 35, 98, and 140 GHz at vertical, horizontal and crossed polarizations.

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