Portable 45-Gigahertz Radar for Glint and Scintillation Studies

Abstract

A 45-gigahertz radar has been developed that yields full-polarization inverse synthetic aperture radar images and instantaneous angle-of-arrival measurements for angular scintillation studies. The system is portable, self-contained, and suitable for measurements of radar cross-section ranges and open, unprepared sites. Measurements have been made successfully on large scale-model targets (8 meters in extent) at ranges up to 1000 meters.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA238005

Entities

People

  • David J. Banks
  • David R. Gagnon
  • Erik Van Bronkhorst
  • Robert J. Dinger

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Images
  • Measurement
  • Millimeter Waves
  • Phase Detectors
  • Polarization
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Radar Images
  • Scale Models
  • Scattering
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Radar Systems Engineering.