Simulations of Radar Scattering Over a Rough Sea Surface

Abstract

Forward scattering from a 2D rough sea surface is simulated using the Generalized Forward-Backward (GFB) method in a Monte Carlo fashion. Measurements were performed using a sealed ocean model in the NSWC Carderock Maneuvering and Sea-Keeping (MASK) wavetank facility. The mean, standard deviation and probability density function (PDF) of the computational and experimental data is compared and good agreement is found. Backscattering from a floating target on the rough sea surface is also computed. Results of a new hybrid approach are presented for computing the backscatter from a target on a rough sea surface by decoupling the target from the surface.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA423387

Entities

People

  • Khalid Jamil
  • Robert J. Burkholder

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Simulations
  • Data Sets
  • Depression Angles
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Diffraction
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Forward Scattering
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Horn Antennas
  • Materials
  • Scattering
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.