The Effects of Better Environmental Inputs in Estimating Sea Clutter

Abstract

Microwave radars deployed near the marine environment, e.g., shipboard and airborne radars, are subjected to sea return or sea clutter. In many instances, sea return for radars at large angles of incidence or small grazing angles (less than 15 deg) is of special importance. This study examines the effects of better environmental inputs to an existing sea clutter model that has proven to be adequate for small grazing angles. Limitations in the existing model are described, improvements are suggested, and plans for improving the model are outlined and discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA192058

Entities

People

  • Tak K. Cheung

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Bragg Scattering
  • Clutter
  • Detectors
  • Diffraction
  • Geometry
  • Grazing
  • Grazing Angles
  • High Resolution
  • Low Angles
  • Ocean Waves
  • Radar
  • Research Facilities
  • Scattering
  • Sea Clutter
  • Two Dimensional
  • X Band

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Theoretical Analysis.