Evaluation of the attenuation in L-band due to the foliage in function of the elevation angle

Stéphane Saillant (1) , Philippe Dorey (1) , Marc Lesturgie (1, 2) , Laetitia Thirion-Lefevre (2)

1 ONERA - The French Aerospace Lab [Palaiseau]
2 SONDRA - Sondra, CentraleSupélec, Université Paris-Saclay (COmUE)

The foliage has the characteristic to absorb electromagnetic waves. Attenuation is intrinsic to the propagation of radiation through any medium. Propagation through foliage leads to attenuation of the radar signal.

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Electromagnétisme

Stéphane Saillant, Philippe Dorey, Marc Lesturgie, Laetitia Thirion-Lefevre. Evaluation of the attenuation in L-band due to the foliage in function of the elevation angle. 2014 International Radar Conference , Oct 2014, Lille, France. pp 1-4, ⟨10.1109/RADAR.2014.7060309⟩. ⟨hal-01278360⟩