Verification of the Radar Visibility of Small Objects

Minimal and maximal distances of radar visibility and tracking of small objects were measured in different weather conditions in the Gulf of Gda¿sk and at high sea on big tanker ship and s/v "Dar M¿odzie¿y". Radars working in S and X band were used. Different small objects, including buoys, hydrofoil boats and high-speed crafts, were observed and tracked on different radars in different weather conditions. Results of these experiments will be presented in this paper.