DocumentCode
3501212
Title
Experimental modified reflectivity of backscatter from the sea surface, at very low grazing angles, compared to a ducted sea clutter model used in navy radar simulations
Author
Boyer, Donald De Forest ; LeFurjah, George
Author_Institution
Dahlgren Div., NAVSEA, Dahlgren, VA, USA
fYear
2003
fDate
5-8 May 2003
Firstpage
23
Lastpage
27
Abstract
This paper presents the results of a comparison between a high fidelity clutter reflectivity model that includes the effects of anomalous surface propagation and surface clutter reflectivity measured using the U.S. Navy AN/SPY-1A radar system.
Keywords
backscatter; electromagnetic wave propagation; marine radar; military radar; ocean waves; radar clutter; reflectivity; rough surfaces; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; U.S. Navy AN/SPY-1A radar system; anomalous surface propagation; backscatter; ducted sea clutter model; grazing angles; high fidelity clutter reflectivity model; navy radar simulations; Backscatter; Electromagnetic propagation; Electromagnetic scattering; Meteorology; Microwave propagation; Radar clutter; Radar measurements; Reflectivity; Sea measurements; Sea surface;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Radar Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7920-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NRC.2003.1203374
Filename
1203374
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