Analysis of L-band Multi-Channel Sea Clutter

Abstract

An L-band multi-channel sea clutter trial was conducted using a DSTO-built 16-channel receiving array (called XPAR) in May 2008 at Kangaroo Island, South Australia. This report presents a number of calibration techniques and analyses various properties of sea clutter including backscatter coefficient, spatial and temporal correlations, distributions and Doppler spectra. Observed phenomena are explained.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA532285

Entities

People

  • David Merrett
  • Yunhan Dong

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Backscattering
  • Diffraction
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Frequency Bands
  • Grazing Angles
  • Information Processing
  • Measurement
  • Phased Array Radar
  • Phased Arrays
  • Radar
  • Scattering
  • Signal Processing
  • Spatial Distribution
  • Surface Properties
  • Systems Engineering
  • Transmitters

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Radar Systems Engineering.