Title :
Radar performance in a maritime environment: single hit detection in the presence of multipath fading and non-Rayleigh sea clutter
Author :
Tough, R.J.A. ; Baker, C.J. ; Pink, J.M.
Author_Institution :
R. Signals & Radar Establ., Great Malvern, UK
fDate :
2/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The development of a statistical model which describes the radar backscatter characteristics of a point target, subject to multipath fading and non-Rayleigh, correlated sea clutter is presented. The model is based on the analysis of experimental observations of both forward- and back-scattering from the sea surface and hence has the attractive feature of being directly related to the physical mechanisms governing the scattering process
Keywords :
fading; radar clutter; radiowave propagation; multipath fading; non-Rayleigh sea clutter; point target; radar backscatter; radiowave propagation; single hit detection; statistical model;
Journal_Title :
Radar and Signal Processing, IEE Proceedings F
