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Summary of studies on scattering of centimetre and millimetre waves due to rain and hail

Résumé détudes sur la diffusion d’ondes centimétriques et millimétriques par la pluie et la grêle

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This review is synthetically produced from the author’s own and coauthored papers and outlines the results of investigations on the scattering of centimetre and millimetre waves due to rain. The paper first summarizes the fundamental single scattering properties of spherical and nonspherical raindrops. Then several practical problems, such as crosspolarization, bistatic scattering, etc, are briefly dealt with. Some of the effects of multiple and incoherent scattering on received signals are also discussed.

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Cette synthèse, établie á partir des travaux précédemment conduits par l’auteur (soit seul, soit en collaboration), présente les résultats de recherche sur la diffusion des ondes centimétriques et millimétriques par la pluie. L’article résume d’abord les propriétés fondamentales des gouttes de pluie sphériques et nonsphériques quant á la diffusion simple. Plusieurs problèmes pratiques comme la transpolarisation, la diffusion bistatique, etc, sont ensuite brièvement traités. Certains effets de la diffusion multiple et incohérente sur les signaux reçus sont également discutés.

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Oguchi, T. Summary of studies on scattering of centimetre and millimetre waves due to rain and hail. Ann. Télécommun. 36, 383–399 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03000017

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