Observations of scatter from surface reflectors with Doppler sensitive probe signals

Abstract

Previous analyses of surface scatter from the at-sea KAM11 experiment were made with linear frequency modulated waveforms that emphasized a single slope direction for arrivals in time-varying impulse response estimates. This analysis of Doppler sensitive waveform transmissions, made in the same geometry, resolves additional scatter arrivals with opposite slope. The different Doppler shifts in scatter observations are related to dispersed, naturally occurring, sea surface features that reflect the transmitted waveform to the receiver. The positions of these surface reflectors are estimated from the delay and Doppler shift of the observed arrivals without needing a receiving array with high spatial resolution.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2021
Source ID
10.1121/10.0003000

Entities

People

  • Edward L. Richards
  • H. C. Song
  • William Hodgkiss

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research
  • University of California, San Diego

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.