Radar Reflectivity of Land and Sea 3e (Artech House Radar Library (Hardcover))
Makes improvements on previous editions by adding to the basic material a chapter on bistatic clutter, a historical survey on space-based radar observations, and coverage of the effects of frequency agility. Also covers coherent Dopplar spectra, super sea echo events, sea spikes and models and tables of average radar cross section for land and sea. DLC: Radar.
Why Read This Book
You will get a focused, measurement-driven treatment of how land and sea surfaces scatter radar energy, with both theory and extensive empirical data so you can link models to real observations. You will learn practical insights on bistatic clutter, frequency-agile effects, coherent Doppler spectra, super-sea-echo events and tables of average radar cross section that are hard to find in general radar texts.
Who Will Benefit
Radar engineers, remote sensing scientists, and signal-processing researchers with responsibility for clutter modeling, system performance prediction, or interpretation of sea/land backscatter measurements.
Level: Advanced — Prerequisites: Basic radar theory and terminology, electromagnetic wave propagation, signals and systems (Fourier/FFT), statistical signal processing, and undergraduate-level calculus and linear algebra.
Key Takeaways
- Analyze coherent Doppler spectra from sea and land clutter and interpret their significance for detection and tracking
- Model bistatic and monostatic clutter including statistical descriptions and empirical parameterizations
- Predict average radar cross section (RCS) for a variety of land and sea conditions using the provided tables and models
- Assess effects of frequency agility, multi-frequency operation, and Doppler processing on clutter and false-alarm behavior
- Identify and explain special phenomena such as super sea echoes and sea spikes and their impact on radar performance
Topics Covered
- Introduction and historical overview of land/sea radar reflectivity
- Fundamental scattering mechanisms and RCS concepts
- Mathematical and statistical description of clutter
- Monostatic clutter: models, measurements, and parameter tables
- Bistatic clutter: geometry, theory, and case studies
- Coherent Doppler spectra of sea and land clutter
- Frequency agility and its effects on clutter characteristics
- Special phenomena: super sea echoes, sea spikes and transient events
- Space-based radar observations and historical survey
- Measurement techniques and instrumentation for reflectivity studies
- Practical RCS tables and empirical models for engineering use
- Implications for radar system design and signal processing
- Appendices: data tables, derivations and measurement notes
Languages, Platforms & Tools
How It Compares
More narrowly empirical and clutter-focused than Skolnik's Radar Handbook and more application/data-driven for land/sea scattering than Knott, Shaeffer & Tuley's Radar Cross Section, which is heavier on theoretical RCS methods.
