Research Article

Experimental Study of Polarized Radar Scattering from the Tree Canopy at the Ka-Band

Table 1

Specifications of a vector network analyzer.

ParameterValue

Frequency range10 Hz–50 GHz
IF bandwidth15 MHz
Output power+15 dBm
Optimum dynamic range126 dB system and 129 dB receiver
Noise level−111 dBm at 10 Hz IF bandwidth
Dynamic accuracy0.1 dB compression with +15 dBm input power at the receiver
Ports2 or 4 ports with two built-in sources