RADAR CLUTTER IN AN AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM. PART 1. CLUTTER PHYSICS

Abstract

The report provides an analysis and physical interpretation of the various mechanisms giving rise to radar clutter. Both volume-distributed clutter (rain, chaff, etc.) and surface-distributed clutter (terrain, sea, etc.) are considered. The statistics of the clutter radar cross sections are related to the statistics and properties of the particles or surfaces producing the echoes. The spectral densities of clutter signals are derived in terms of the physical parameters of the clutter sources. Measured results are provided and examples are calculated which indicate the magnitude of the clutter problem for a mid- frequency (S-band) radar system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 26, 1968
Accession Number
AD0834960

Entities

People

  • Donald E. Barrick

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Backscattering
  • Bandwidth
  • Computational Science
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Diffraction
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Geometry
  • Ground Based
  • Radar
  • Radar Clutter
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radar Reflections
  • Radar Signals
  • Repetition Rate

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.