Title :
Analysis and simulation of sea clutter at high range resolution and low grazing angles
Author :
Radoi, Emanuel ; Quinquis, André ; SAULAIS, Pierre
Author_Institution :
Res. Centre, ENSIETA, Brest, France
Abstract :
Sea clutter data provided by Thales Naval France are analyzed in order to determine their statistical and correlation properties. The K-compound distribution is found to match the best the amplitude pdf of the data. A new method is proposed for estimating the associated scale and shape parameters. Two innovative approaches are also described for simulating the sea clutter. The first one is based on the K-compound pdf model, while the second one is a 2D MA kernel based generating procedure.
Keywords :
correlation theory; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; radar clutter; statistical analysis; K-compound distribution; K-compound pdf model; Thales Naval France; correlation properties; grazing angles; sea clutter; statistical properties; Algorithm design and analysis; Analytical models; Antenna measurements; Kernel; Performance analysis; Radar clutter; Sea measurements; Shape; Signal analysis; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1295460
