Selected sea clutter and target measurements with a 0.2-1.0 GHz ultra-wideband radar

Author

Pollock, M.A. ; Pusateri, V.P. ; Tice, T.E. ; Dinger, R.J.

Author_Institution

US Naval Ocean Syst. Center, San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

18-25 June 1992

Firstpage

1237

Abstract

To explore the potential of UWB (ultrawideband) radar for over-the-ocean surveillance applications, a program was begun at the Naval Ocean Systems Center (NOSC) to design and assemble an UWB radar in 1991 at a test site located along the Pacific Ocean near San Diego. The source generated a pulse with a 0.5-ns pulsewidth and a 0.2-ns risetime, yielding a waveform with energy concentrated in the 0.2-1.0-GHz portion of the spectrum. The radar and a few of the first measurements with it are described. In particular, calibrated measurements of sea clutter made over a bandwidth of 0.2-1.0 GHz are reported.<>

Keywords

military systems; radar clutter; radar systems; 0.2 to 1.0 GHz; 800 MHz; UHF; UWB radar; over-the-ocean surveillance; sea clutter measurements; target measurements; ultrawideband radar; Assembly systems; Clutter; Oceans; Pulse generation; Radar applications; Sea measurements; Surveillance; System testing; Ultra wideband radar; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1992. AP-S. 1992 Digest. Held in Conjuction with: URSI Radio Science Meeting and Nuclear EMP Meeting., IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0730-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1992.221665

Filename

221665