Title :
A Model for the Radar Echo from a Random Collection of Rotating Dipole Scatterers
Author :
Wong, J.L. ; Reed, Irving S. ; Kaprielian, Zohrab A.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif.
fDate :
3/1/1967 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A theoretical model for the radar echo from a random collection of dipole scatterers is presented. The analysis of the model takes into account the effects of scatterer rotation which have been neglected in previous related work. It is shown that rotational motion of the scaterers can have significant effects upon the echo waveform. The fluctuating characteristics of clutter echoes are also investigated. The theory and some experimental results in the literature are shown to be in relatively good agreement.
Keywords :
Clouds; Clutter; Electron mobility; Fluctuations; Radar countermeasures; Radar cross section; Radar scattering; Radio frequency; Random processes; Signal processing; Clutter; dipole; echo; model; radar; random; rotation; scatterer;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1967.5408739
