Title :
Insights into factors contributing to the observability of a submarine at periscope depth by modern radar: Part 2 - EM simulation of mast RCS in a realistic sea surface environment
Author :
Smit, J.C. ; Cilliers, J.E.
Author_Institution :
CSIR DPSS, Pretoria, South Africa
Abstract :
Recently, a set of high resolution radar measurements were undertaken in South Africa to gain insight into factors influencing the detectability of submarine masts deployed under realistic operational conditions. The measurements, processing results and some insights gained are described in [1]. The current paper presents the results of a subsequent computational electromagnetic (CEM) simulation investigation of a simplified mast model in a realistic sea surface environment. The results illustrate some of the effects of the sea surface reflection interaction on the observed RCS of a submarine mast.
Keywords :
computational electromagnetics; electromagnetic wave reflection; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; radar detection; radar resolution; underwater vehicles; CEM simulation; EM simulation; South Africa; computational electromagnetic simulation; high resolution radar measurements; mast RCS; mast model; periscope depth; realistic operational conditions; realistic sea surface environment; sea surface reflection interaction; submarine mast detectability; submarine observability; Radar cross section; Sea surface; Surface waves; Underwater vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2012 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0404-7
DOI :
10.1109/APWC.2012.6324977
