A physical radar simulation tool of the sea clutter

Author

Houssay, J. ; Pinel, N. ; Hellouvry, Y.-H. ; Monnier, G. ; Le Barbu, C. ; Cochin, C. ; Hurtaud, Y.

Author_Institution

Alyotech TS&I, Rennes, France

fYear

2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

This paper describes a fast simulation tool for computing a sea surface remotely sensed by radar, by using parallel computing on GPU cards. The electromagnetic backscattering model is based on the two-scale model, with the incorporation of shadowing and spike effects at low-grazing elevation angles. The contribution of breaking waves is analysed. This intuitive and interactive simulation tool offers the possibility to test a large range of environmental and radar configurations through the various functionalities of its graphical user interface.

Keywords

backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; geophysics computing; graphical user interfaces; graphics processing units; oceanographic techniques; radar clutter; remote sensing by radar; GPU card; breaking wave analysis; electromagnetic backscattering model; elevation angle; environmental configurations; graphical user interface; parallel computing; physical radar simulation tool; radar configurations; remote sensing; sea clutter; sea surface; shadowing effect; spike effect; two scale model; Backscatter; Computational modeling; Graphical user interfaces; Radar; Sea surface; Surface treatment; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference (Radar), 2014 International

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.2014.7060316

Filename

7060316