Effects of Irregular Sea Surface and Evaporation Duct on Radar Detection Performance

Abstract

The detection performance of microwave search radars operating in close proximity to the sea surface is evaluated. The effects of media characteristics on the propagation of electromagnetic waves have been incorporated. Specular and diffused scattering from a rough surface, and the effects of the curvature of the earth's surface have been included in the study. Additionally, surface ducting effects caused by atmospheric anomalies are presented. Some design and operational considerations which can improve the detection performance of a surface search radar, are also presented. Theses.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA200114

Entities

People

  • Moshe Marom

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Curvature
  • Depolarization
  • Detection
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Engineering
  • Fresnel Zones
  • Geometry
  • Grazing Angles
  • Radar
  • Radiation
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering
  • Search Radar
  • Shape
  • Surface Roughness

Readers

  • Microwave Engineering.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.