A Quick Look at the First NRL Short Pulse 95 GHz Radar Flight Data.

Abstract

A new high resolution 95 GHz radar system was incorporated into an existing high speed data acquisition system installed on a NRL RP-3A aircraft. The radar can be operated in either short pulse mode ( pulse width 10 nanoseconds) or long pulse mode ( pulse width 50 nanoseconds). The high speed data acquisition system can sample the radar return waveforms with total burst rate of up to 500 KHz. A series of measurements were made over the Great Dismal Swamp and the Atlantic Ocean. The radar was deployed in the Altimeter mode during the Dismal Swamp measurements, while both the Altimeter and Aft-looking mode were deployed over the ocean. Representative data are presented. Keywords include: 95 GHz, Altimeter, High speed data acquisition system, Short pulse mode and Long pulse mode.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 1986
Accession Number
ADA176182

Entities

People

  • A. C. Miller
  • C. S. Lin

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Availability
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Sets
  • Flight
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Radar
  • Radar Pulses
  • Security

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.