Characterization of fluctuation statistics of radar clutter for Indian terrain

Author

Menon, K. ; Balakrishnan, N. ; Ramchand, K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., Indian Inst. of Sci., Bangalore

Volume

33

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

3/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

317

Lastpage

324

Abstract

Characterization of the fluctuation statistics of radar clutter using Weibull and lognormal distribution models, is presented. Both farmland and sea clutter data measured using a noncoherent, airborne S-band radar are used in the analysis. The clutter data represent the first measurements from an airborne platform over Indian terrain. The values of the distribution parameters estimated using two different techniques have also been presented along with the different criteria used to classify the clutter

Keywords

backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; geophysical techniques; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; India; Indian Ocean; S-band UHF SHF microwave; Weibull model; airborne radar; characterization; clutter classification; farmland; fluctuation statistics; land surface; lognormal distribution model; measurement; ocean geophysical technique; radar backscatter; radar clutter; radiowave reflection; remote sensing; sea surface; terrain mapping; Airborne radar; Fluctuations; Radar antennas; Radar clutter; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Sea measurements; Signal resolution; Statistics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.377931

Filename

377931