A Stochastic Simulation of Low Grazing Angle, Forward Scatter, Over-Water Multipath Effects

Abstract

This report describes a stochastic model and a simulation of low grazing angle, forward scatter, over-water multipath applicable to microwave frequencies. The model is based primarily on the work of Charles Beard, using a coherent and an incoherent vector summation to describe the reflected signal. A second order stochastic model and an associated stochastic simulation are described. Controlling parameters are sea state, radar frequency, transmitter/receiver geometry, and radar antenna patterns. A model is suggested for the incoherent spectrum when one or both radars are moving.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 22, 1983
Accession Number
ADB075698

Entities

People

  • D. Y. Northam

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Science
  • Data Science
  • Electric Fields
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Frequency
  • Fresnel Zones
  • Grazing Angles
  • Incoherent Scattering
  • Information Science
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Order Statistics
  • Radar
  • Scattering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Marine Hydrodynamics