Preliminary Report on the Discrete Clutter Measurement Program

Abstract

As part of an experimental investigation of ground clutter, data on the magnitudes and distribution of large discrete clutter returns was collected using a radar situated at the Boston Hill field station in North Andover, Massachusetts. Although the experiment is limited in scope and the instrumentation unsophisticated, the measurement program has confirmed some earlier ideas about discrete land clutter, and suggests other promising lines of experimentation. The objectives of the report are to (a) describe the instrumentation, measurement methods, and physical environment, (b) make available the measured results obtained thus far, and (c) provide the background for future effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0875961

Entities

People

  • Ellis P. Mccurley
  • William J. Mcevoy

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Antennas
  • Clutter
  • Control Systems
  • Generators
  • Grazing
  • Grazing Angles
  • Identification
  • Massachusetts
  • Reflectors
  • Signal Generators
  • Standards
  • Test Equipment
  • Transmitters
  • United States
  • Waveform Generators

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Oceanography.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.