Title :
A coherent model of radar weather clutter
Author_Institution :
GEC Res. Ltd., Chelmsford, UK
Abstract :
A coherent model of radar weather clutter is considered that is based on the analysis of digitally recorded radar data. Analysis of such data shows that weather clutter can be clearly non-Rayleigh in its amplitude statistics. However, the clutter spectrum does not vary appreciably with spatial position. In the coherent model for weather clutter subsequently described, the clutter return is expressed in terms of amplitude-modulated Gaussian time-series. An application of this model to the analysis of the performance of coherent signal processors is discussed
Keywords :
data analysis; meteorology; radar clutter; signal processing; statistics; amplitude-modulated Gaussian time-series; coherent model; coherent signal processors; digitally recorded radar data analysis; radar weather clutter; Azimuth; Backscatter; Doppler radar; Meteorological radar; Radar clutter; Radar imaging; Radar scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Signal design; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 1988., Proceedings of the 1988 IEEE National
Conference_Location :
Ann Arbor, MI
DOI :
10.1109/NRC.1988.10966
