Bistatic Clutter Analysis
Abstract
This report describes the analysis performed by Decision-Science Applications, Inc., (DSA) on bistatic clutter data collected by the Enviromental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM) during early 1978. This data consisted of measurements of bistatic radar cross section per unit (sigma sub O) of the terrain at two Michigan sites, using an airborne transmitter and a tower-mounted receiver. Reflectivity was measured (simultaneously) at L- and X-band, at both horizontal-horizontal (HH) and horizontal-vertical (HV) polarizations. The measurement objective was to obtain X- and L-band ground-clutter sigma sub O statistics for large bistatic angles and out-of-plane geometries. DSA received this calibrated bistatic sigma sub O data from ERIM in the form of calibrated magnetic tape recordings and analog plots; the data was extensively analyzed for internal consistently and correlated against other relevant and related data and theoretical models. This report presents the results and conclusions of these analyses. DSA found that the levels and trends exhibited by this data were quite different from previous data and models. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA069385
Entities
People
- P. G. Tomlinson
- R. E. Vander Schuur