[PP2-3-1-1] Antenna gain

The goal of an radar antenna is to direct and receive the transmitted and backscattered signal in a specific angular direction. The antenna gain describes the directional sensitivity of the antenna. It is a dimensionless quantity that is constant for a specific antenna.

External resources

• Woodhouse, I. H. (2017). Introduction to microwave remote sensing. CRC press.

Learning outcomes

• 2028 - Explain and discuss what antenna gain is and why it is described as the key performance of a radar antenna

  Explain and discuss what antenna gain is and why it is described as the key performance of a radar antenna

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [PP2-3-1-1] Antenna gain subclassof [PP2-3-1] Radar antennas and antenna calibration

Incoming relations

• [PP2-3-7-4] Antenna footprint subclassof [PP2-3-1-1] Antenna gain

Contributors

• Clémence Dubois
  https://www.linkedin.com/in/cl%C3%A9mence-dubois-272b8a110/?originalSubdomain=de
• Martyna A. Stelmaszczuk-Górska
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3097-9278