ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR AEROSPACE SURVEILLANCE.

Abstract

Contents include: Effects of atmospheric turbulence on the polarisation of a laser beam at 6328A; Passive microwave sensing of the atmosphere and earth surface environments; Spectral characteristics of ground objects and backgrounds with reference to ground surveillance; Some results of passive microwave groundmapping; Next generation digitally controlled microwave surveillance receiver systems; A continuously calibrated microwave radiometer; Receiving and recording the wide dynamic range of signals of a side-looking radar system; A tradeoff between range and azimuth performance in side-look radar; Low light level aerial reconnaissance using television techniques; Advanced wideband recording and readout techniques; Electronography; Recent developments in cathode ray tube recorders and displays; Electroluminescence display devices; A laser display system; Interpretation experience with satellite colour photographs, side-looking radar pictures and infra-red scanning records; Discrimination and identification in noisy line-scan pictures; Synthesis of covert-radiated high-resolution TV systems for nighttime reconnaissance and surveillance.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0673887

Entities

People

  • W. T. Blackband

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Reconnaissance
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Display Systems
  • Dynamic Range
  • High Resolution
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Low Light Levels
  • Microwaves
  • Photographs
  • Radar
  • Reconnaissance
  • Side Looking Radar
  • Surveillance
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects