MF/HF Multistatic Mid-Ocean Radar Experiments in Support of SWOTHR (surface-Wave Over-the-Horizon Radar)

Abstract

A shoreline based multistatic MF/HF radar experiment was fielded in a mid-ocean environment with the objectives of evaluating and demonstrating several aspects of the surface-wave over-the-horizon radar (SWOTHR) concept. Data were collected at 2.8 and 7.8 MHz. A-4 aircraft were used on cooperative targets, whose calculated radar cross reactions were -15 dBsm at 2.8 MHz. An A-4 flying at 300ft altitude

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 16, 1989
Accession Number
ADA213830

Entities

People

  • Alan A. Burns
  • Daniel S. Naar

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Processing
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Frequency Bands
  • Measurement
  • Multistatic Radar
  • Radar
  • Signal Processing
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Radar Systems Engineering.