Long Range Aircraft Detection Using High-Frequency Surface-Wave Radar.

Abstract

Experimental data from a High-Frequency Surface-Wave Radar (HFSWR) operating at 1.95 MHz at Cape Bonavista, Newfoundland are analyzed to assess the capability of the radar to detect aircraft over an ocean surface. The results of the analysis show that the HFSWR could easily detect and track a low-flying CP-140 Aurora aircraft at ranges between 11 and 56 km. The radar's coverage area coincides with a trans-Atlantic international flight route, and the radar was also able to detect and track some commercial aircraft in range as far as 280 km.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA290148

Entities

People

  • Hank Leong

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Detection
  • Aircrafts
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computer Programs
  • Detection
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Peak Values
  • Radar
  • Radar Signals
  • Radial Velocity
  • Radio Frequency
  • Scattering
  • Sea Clutter
  • Security
  • Surface Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Oceanography.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.