Effects of Antenna Patterns on Cloud Radar Polarimetric Measurements

Myagkov, Alexander; Seifert, Patric; Wandinger, Ulla; Bauer-Pfundstein, Matthias; Matrosov, Sergey Y.

doi:10.1175/JTECH-D-15-0045.1

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Effects of Antenna Patterns on Cloud Radar Polarimetric Measurements

2015
By Myagkov, Alexander ; Seifert, Patric ; Wandinger, Ulla ; ...
Source: Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 32(10), 1813-1828.

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Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
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Myagkov, Alexander ; Seifert, Patric ; Wandinger, Ulla ; Bauer-Pfundstein, Matthias ; Matrosov, Sergey Y.

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This paper presents an experimental analysis of the antenna system effects on polarimetric measurements conducted with cloud radars operating in the linear depolarization ratio (LDR) mode. Amplitude and phase of the copolar and cross-polar antenna patterns are presented and utilized. The patterns of two antennas of different quality were measured at the Hungriger Wolf airport near Hohenlockstedt, Germany, during the period from 28 January to 1 February 2014. For the measurements a test transmitter mounted on a tower and the scanning 35-GHz (Ka band) cloud radar MIRA-35, manufactured by METEK GmbH and operated in the receiving mode, were used. The integrated cross-polarization ratios (ICPR) are calculated for both antennas and compared with those measured in light rain. Correction algorithms for observed LDR and the co-cross-channel correlation coefficient are presented. These algorithms are aimed at removing/mitigating polarization cross-coupling effects that depend on the quality of radar hardware. Thus, corrected LDR and are primarily influenced by scatterer properties. The corrections are based on the decomposition of the coherency matrix of the received signals into fully polarized and nonpolarized components. The correction brings LDR values and the co-cross-channel correlation coefficients from two radars with different antenna systems to a close agreement, thus effectively removing hardware-dependent biases. Uncertainties of the correction are estimated as 3 dB for LDR in the range from -30 to -10 dB. In clouds, the correction of the co-cross-channel correlation coefficient results in near-zero values for both vertically pointed radars.
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Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 32(10), 1813-1828.
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