| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 703 pages) : illustrations (some color), map |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Provides information on how to design and predict the performance of radars that operate in situations where land clutter is prevalent. |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Low-Angle Radar Land Clutter: Measurements and EmpiricalModels; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table ofContents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1.Overview; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Historical Review; 1.3 Clutter Measurements at Lincoln Laboratory; 1.4 Clutter Prediction at Lincoln Laboratory; 1.5 Scope of Book; 1.6 Organization of Book; References; Chapter 2. Preliminary X-Band Clutter Measurements; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Phase Zero Clutter Measurements; 2.3 The Nature of Low-Angle Clutter; 2.4 X-Band Clutter Spatial Amplitude Statistics; 2.5 Summary; References |
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Appendix 2.A: Phase Zero RadarAppendix 2.B: Formulation of Clutter Statistics; Appendix 2.C: Depression Angle Computation; Chapter 3.Repeat Sector Clutter Measurements; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Multifrequency Clutter Measurements; 3.3 Fundamental Effects in Low-Angle Clutter; 3.4 Mean Land Clutter Strength vs Frequency by Terrain Type; 3.5 Dependencies of Mean Land Clutter Strength with Radar Parameters; 3.6 Higher Moments and Percentiles in Measured Land Clutter Spatial Amplitude Distributions; 3.7 Effects of Weather and Season; 3.8 Summary; References; Appendix 3.A: Phase One Radar |
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Appendix 3.B: Multipath PropagationAppendix 3.C: Clutter Computations; Chapter 4.Approaches to Clutter Modeling; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 An Interim Angle-Specific Clutter Model; 4.3 Non-Angle-Specific Modeling Considerations; 4.4 Terrain Visibility and Clutter Occurrence; 4.5 Discrete vs Distributed Clutter; 4.6 Temporal Statistics, Spectra, and Correlation; 4.7 Summary; References; Appendix 4.A: Clutter Strength vs Range; Appendix 4.B: Terrain Visibility as a Function of Site Height and Antenna Mast Height; Appendix 4.C: Effects of Terrain Shadowing and Finite Sensitivity |
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Appendix 4.D: Separation of Discretes in Clutter ModelingChapter 5.Multifrequency Land ClutterModeling Information; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Derivation of Clutter Modeling Information; 5.3 Land Clutter Coefficients for General Terrain; 5.4 Land Clutter Coefficients for Specific Terrain Types; 5.5 PPI Clutter Map Prediction; 5.6 Summary; References; Appendix 5.A: Weibull Statistics; Chapter 6. Windblown Clutter Spectral Measurements; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Exponential Windblown Clutter Spectral Model; 6.3 Measurement Basis for Clutter Spectral Model; 6.4 Use of Clutter Spectral Model |
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6.5 Impact on MTI and STAP6.6 Historical Review; 6.7 Summary; References; Index |
| Subject |
Radar -- Interference.
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Radar -- Brouillage. |
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Radar -- Interference |
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Handbooks |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Billingsley, J. Barrie. Low-angle radar land clutter. Norwich, N.Y. : William Andrew Pub. ; Stevenage [England] : Institution of Electrical Engineers, ©2002 1891121162 (DLC) 2001034284 |
| ISBN |
1891121162 |
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0852962304 (UK) |
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9780852962305 (UK) |
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9781891121166 |
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1591242371 (electronic bk.) |
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9781591242376 (electronic bk.) |
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9780815518211 (electronic bk.) |
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0815518218 (electronic bk.) |
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1282011162 |
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9781282011168 |
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