Estimating the Scattering Coefficient of the Ocean Surface for High- Frequency Over-the-Horizon Radar

Abstract

Several methods for determining the radar scattering coefficient of the ocean surface, sigma (o), all based on the technique developed by Trizna, have been applied to two sets of High-Frequency Over-the-Horizon data. One specific method is found to yield the best results. A method of operation of an HF OTH system to allow the estimation of sigma (o) is recommended. Keywords include: Radar, High-frequency, Over-the-horizon, Scattering coefficient, Ocean surface, and Sea clutter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 28, 1986
Accession Number
ADA165722

Entities

People

  • James M. Headrick
  • R. O. Pilon

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Classification
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • Dwell Time
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Ocean Waves
  • Over The Horizon Radar
  • Peak Power
  • Power Levels
  • Radar
  • Scattering
  • Sea Clutter
  • Security
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.