Title
Maritime target and sea clutter measurements with a coherent Doppler polarimetric surveillance radar
Author
Smith, A.J.E.
Gelsema, S.J.
Kester, L.J.H.M.
Melief, H.W.
Premel Cabic, G.
Theil, A.
Woudenberg, E.
TNO Fysisch en Elektronisch Laboratorium
Publication year
2002
Abstract
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.
Subject
Radar
Doppler radar
Electromagnetic wave scattering
Polarimeters
Radar clutter
Radar cross section
Radar measurement
Radar reflection
Radar target recognition
Doppler polarimetry
Scattering matrix
Sea clutter
Surveillance radar
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TNO identifier
95460
Publisher
IEEE, Piscataway, NJ
Source
Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE radar conference, April 22-25, 2002, Hyatt Regency, Long Beach, CA, 326-330
Document type
conference paper