Maritime target and sea clutter measurements with a coherent Doppler polarimetric surveillance radar

conference paper
2002
Smith, A.J.E.

Gelsema, S.J.

Kester, L.J.H.M.

Melief, H.W.

Premel Cabic, G.

Theil, A.

Woudenberg, E.
Doppler polarimetry in a surveillance radar for the maritime surface picture is considered. This radar must be able to detect low-RCS targets in littoral environments. Measurements on such targets have been conducted with a coherent polarimetric measurement radar in March 2001 and preliminary results from that campaign are presented. The system provides estimates of the scattering matrix per range-Doppler bin. Several physical quantities that can be exploited to discriminate target echoes from sea clutter responses are discussed and an impression is given on their effectiveness.
Topics
Doppler radarElectromagnetic wave scatteringPolarimetersRadar clutterRadar cross sectionRadar measurementRadar reflectionRadar target recognitionDoppler polarimetryScattering matrixSea clutterSurveillance radar
TNO Identifier
95460
Repository link
https://resolver.tno.nl/uuid:23b27517-d2ac-4234-87b8-415ed2f6cc08
Publisher
IEEE
Source title
Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE radar conference, April 22-25, 2002, Hyatt Regency, Long Beach, CA
Place of publication
Piscataway, NJ
Pages
326-330
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