Title :
Analysis of the sea clutter structure using temporal sequences of X-band marine radar images
Author :
Nieto-Borge, Jose C. ; Baquero-Martínez, Ana M. ; de la Mata-Moya, D. ; Álvarez-Pérez, Jose L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Signal Theor. & Commun., Univ. of Alcala, Alcala de Henares
Abstract :
This work analyses the spectral structure of the sea clutter obtained from temporal sequences of radar images of the sea surface. The images were acquired by ordinary marine radars, which work in X-band and horizontal polarization. The study analyses the different contributions to the sea clutter spectrum due to those phenomena, such as ocean waves, speckle due to sea surface roughness, etc. that causes the final clutter image in the radar screen.
Keywords :
marine radar; radar clutter; radar imaging; X-band marine radar imaging; horizontal polarization; sea clutter structure; temporal sequences; Image analysis; Image sequence analysis; Ocean waves; Polarization; Radar clutter; Radar imaging; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Spectral analysis; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Radar, 2008 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Adelaide, SA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2321-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2322-4
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2008.4653987
