DocumentCode
916527
Title
Statistical moments of radar cross section
Author
Gordon, William B.
Author_Institution
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Volume
41
Issue
4
fYear
1993
fDate
4/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
506
Lastpage
508
Abstract
The radar cross section (RCS) for backscatter from a smooth closed convex surface reflector, as calculated from geometrical optics, is shown to have a mean value equal to A /4, where A is the total surface area of the reflector, and the mean is obtained by averaging over all aspects. Results are also given for the calculation of higher-order moments and probability density functions
Keywords
backscatter; radar cross-sections; statistical analysis; RCS; geometrical optics; higher-order moments; probability density functions; radar cross section; smooth closed convex surface reflector; statistical moments; Backscatter; Ellipsoids; Gaussian processes; Geometrical optics; Lighting; Optical scattering; Probability density function; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Turning;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Antennas and Propagation, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-926X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/8.220985
Filename
220985
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