RCS Matrix Studies of Sea Clutter

Abstract

The report describes the development of a mobile experimental facility for making observations of RCS matrix properties of sea clutter and of targets in sea clutter. The equipment is mounted in a van which was towed to a site on Pt. Loma at the NOSC facility in San Diego. Preliminary measurements on clutter and targets of opportunity were taken and analyzed. The analysis confirms the salient features of sea clutter properties deduced from the NRL four Frequency Radar data collected some ten years ago. Experimental results also show that RCS matrix data is used in target signatures which should eventually lead to the development of an effective technique for target classification.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA099191

Entities

People

  • Lee A. Morgan
  • Steven Weisbrod

Organizations

  • Teledyne Technologies

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Calibration
  • Classification
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Processing
  • Detection
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Observation
  • Polarization
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radar Targets
  • Recording Systems
  • Sea Clutter
  • Target Classification

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Radar Systems Engineering.