Simulation of radar echo from a ship in ocean clutter using the GFBM/SAA method

Author

Ya-Qiu Jin ; Zhongxin Li

Author_Institution

Center for Wave Scattering & Remote Sensing, Fudan Univ., Shanghai, China

Volume

1

fYear

2001

Firstpage

320

Abstract

A hybrid approach of the generalized forward-backward method (GFBM) with the spectral accelerate algorithm (SAA) and Monte Carlo method is developed. It is applied to numerical simulation of angular radar echo from a rough sea surface with a ship presence as TE or TM tapered waves are incident upon it. Due to the high efficiency of the GFBM/SAA, radar echo at low grazing angle (LGA) can be also calculated. Numerical simulations show the functional dependence upon polarization, observation angle, sea surface wind speeds, ship location and other parameters.

Keywords

Monte Carlo methods; backscatter; digital simulation; electromagnetic wave polarisation; electromagnetic wave scattering; oceanographic techniques; radar clutter; radar cross-sections; rough surfaces; ships; spectral analysis; GFBM/SAA method; back-scattering; generalized forward-backward method; hybrid approach; low grazing angle; numerical simulations; observation angle; ocean clutter; polarization; radar echo simulation; sea surface wind speeds; ship; ship location; Acceleration; Marine vehicles; Numerical simulation; Oceans; Radar clutter; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface roughness; Surface waves; Tellurium;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2001. IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7070-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2001.958857

Filename

958857