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IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume 46 Number 4, April 1998

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Physical Interpretation of the Phase Asymmetry of a Slant-Path Transmission Matrix

Neil J. McEwan, Zainol A. Abdul Rashid, Student Member, IEEE, and Stephen M. R. Jones

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Abstract:

The phase asymmetry of a 20-GHz slant-path transmission matrix during ice events is modeled in terms of two layers consisting of plate- and needle-type crystals. The microwave propagation data are consistent with the meteorological reports that the plate forms are usually predominant at higher altitudes than the needle forms.

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