Radar clutter and propagation observations by UK ARTIST in 2010

Author

Wallace, William

Author_Institution

Maritime Syst., QinetiQ, UK

fYear

2013

fDate

April 29 2013-May 3 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

A set of radar trials, looking at advanced multifunction radar (MFR) technology, were undertaken, in a United Kingdom (UK) and United States (US) collaboration, at Wallops Island, Virginia, USA, throughout the year 2010. During the trials, a wealth of high quality radar and meteorological data were recorded under a wide range of clutter, weather and propagation conditions. A small selection of this data has been analysed and the clutter returns compared to a set of standard models. Observations of note included; the presence of strong anomalous propagation, a high Doppler component to sea clutter and the tracking of `angels´ occupying a target kinematic space similar to that of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).

Keywords

radar clutter; MFR technology; UAV; UK ARTIST; US collaboration; USA; United Kingdom; United States; Virginia; Wallops Island; advanced multifunction radar technology; advanced radar technology integrated system test-bed; high Doppler component; high quality radar; meteorological data; radar clutter; sea clutter; target kinematic space; unmanned air vehicle; Clutter; Doppler effect; Radar clutter; Radar tracking; Sea surface; Target tracking;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference (RADAR), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

ISSN

1097-5659

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5792-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.2013.6586060

Filename

6586060