A Robust Integrated Propagation and Site Specific Land Clutter Model

Author

LeFurjah, George ; De Forest Boyer, D. ; Osborne, John H. ; Foreman, Terry L.

Author_Institution

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren

fYear

2007

fDate

17-20 April 2007

Firstpage

224

Lastpage

228

Abstract

This paper reveals a robust land clutter model that is based upon site-specific radar reflectivity and topography. The model includes the effects of transhorizon propagation caused by atmospheric boundary layer induced radar ducting. The model accounts for three dimensional effects due to inhomogeneity of radar reflectivity and propagation within the confines of the radar resolution cell, without the complexity of a true three dimensional propagation model.

Keywords

atmospheric boundary layer; atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; electromagnetic wave reflection; radar clutter; radiowave propagation; atmospheric boundary layer; radar ducting; radar reflectivity; radar resolution cell; robust site specific land clutter model; topography; transhorizon propagation effect; Antennas and propagation; Atmospheric modeling; Electromagnetic modeling; Energy resolution; Radar antennas; Radar clutter; Radar scattering; Reflectivity; Robustness; Surfaces; Land Clutter; Transhorizon clutter; ducting; pseudo 3D; site specific;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2007 IEEE

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

ISSN

1097-5659

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0284-0

Electronic_ISBN

1097-5659

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.2007.374217

Filename

4250311