DocumentCode :
2523639
Title :
Results of a marine radar sea clutter experiment for non-equilibrium seas
Author :
Trizna, Dennis B.
Author_Institution :
US Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
fYear :
1989
fDate :
29-30 Mar 1989
Firstpage :
192
Lastpage :
196
Abstract :
Results are presented for an upwind-illumination, low-grazing-angle marine radar sea scatter experiment conducted in the Pacific Ocean. A wide range of wind speeds and directions resulted in nonequilibrium sea conditions, in contrast to a previous Atlantic Ocean experiment in which ocean waves were fully developed. Statistical properties of the radar echoes are parameterized by a dual-Weibull model versus wind speed and are compared with the North Atlantic data. It is concluded that the Pacific results can be regarded as a lower limit case, appropriate to random seas, whereas the North Atlantic results can be regarded as an upper limit for well-developed seas
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar clutter; statistical analysis; Pacific Ocean; S-band; X-band; dual-Weibull model; low-grazing-angle; marine radar sea clutter; nonequilibrium sea conditions; ocean wave; ocean waves; radar echoes; random seas; sea scatter experiment; upwind-illumination; wind speed; Azimuth; Histograms; Laboratories; Lighting; Ocean waves; Propagation delay; Radar clutter; Radar scattering; Stability; Wind speed;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 1989., Proceedings of the 1989 IEEE National
Conference_Location :
Dallas, TX
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/NRC.1989.47640
Filename :
47640
Link To Document :
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