Radar Detection Prediction in K-Distributed Sea Clutter and Thermal Noise

The compound K-distribution model for high resolution seaclutter is extended to cover the addition of thermal noise. Thismodel is not only a good match to real data but also allows thepulse-to-pulse correlation of the clutter returns to be modeled. Thematching of real data and the analysis required for target detectionprediction are described, together with some typical detectionresults.