Sea Clutter: Scattering, the K Distribution and Radar PerformanceThis book provides an authoritative account of the current understanding of radar sea clutter, describing its phenomenology, EM scattering and statistical modelling and simulation, and their use in the design of detection systems and the calculation and practical evaluation of radar performance. |
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analysis antenna Appendix approximation average backscatter behaviour Bessel function breaking waves calculated cell-averager CFAR loss Chapter characteristic function clutter models clutter returns coherent composite model correlation function correlation properties decorrelated derived described discussed Doppler effect estimate evaluate false alarm rate Fourier frequency agility gamma distribution Gaussian process Gaussian random given Green's function horizontal polarisation K-distributed clutter low grazing angle matrix mean level measurements method modulation multipath non-Gaussian normalised phase plot power spectrum probability of detection probability of false pulse pulse-to-pulse Radar cross section radar performance random variables range cells Rayleigh Rayleigh distribution samples sandbank scan sea clutter sea surface Section shape parameter shown in Figure shows signal simulation spikes surface field Swerling target thermal noise values variation vector wave height wave spectrum wavenumber wind speed