Dual polarized, UWB radar measurements of the sea at 9 GHz

Author

Hansen, P. ; Scheff, K. ; Mokole, E.

Author_Institution

Radar Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

1998

Firstpage

335

Lastpage

348

Abstract

An ultrawideband, dual polarized, dual waveform, instrumentation radar has been described and experimental measurements of fixed test objects and of a disturbed sea surface have been presented. The two cm range resolution of the system separates the contributions of individual scattering features on the ocean surface and is providing an increased understanding of the composition and behavior of radar sea clutter at low grazing angles. The experimental results have emphasized fundamental differences in the character of the clutter as a function of both polarization and radar resolution

Keywords

backscatter; marine radar; radar clutter; radar polarimetry; radar resolution; UWB radar measurements; backscatter; disturbed sea surface; dual polarized; dual waveform; instrumentation radar; low grazing angles; microwave microscope; ocean surface; polarization response; radar sea clutter; range resolution; scattering features; Instruments; Polarization; Radar clutter; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Testing; Ultra wideband radar; Ultra wideband technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Ultra-Wideband Short-Pulse Electromagnetics 4, 1998

Conference_Location

Tel-Aviv

Print_ISBN

0-306-46206-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/UWBSP.1998.818967

Filename

818967