DataWare: Sea Clutter and Small Boat Radar Reflectivity Databases [Best of the Web]

Author

de Wind, H.J. ; Cilliers, J.C. ; Herselman, P.L.

Author_Institution

CSIR Defence, Peace, Safety, and Security Unit, Pretoria, South Africa.

Volume

27

Issue

2

fYear

2010

fDate

3/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

145

Lastpage

148

Abstract

In this issue, "Best of the Web" presents online radar reflectivity databases, which are free of charge to the international research community. Databases such as these are used for the characterization of interference (including noise, sea clutter and land clutter, among others) in radar systems, and the development of signal processing techniques that reduce the detrimental effects of this unwanted interference. The data can also be used for the development and evaluation of signal processing techniques aimed at detecting and tracking man-made objects by separating targets from interference based on Doppler and amplitude characteristics. These signal processing techniques include moving target indication (MTI), pulse-Doppler, space-time adaptive processing, track-before-detect (TkBD), and constant false alarm rate (CFAR) processing.

Keywords

Adaptive signal processing; Boats; Databases; Interference; Noise reduction; Radar clutter; Radar signal processing; Radar tracking; Reflectivity; Target tracking;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1053-5888

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MSP.2009.935415

Filename

5438949