Title :
Empirical model of vegetation clutter in forward scatter radar micro-sensors
Author :
Gashinova, M. ; Cherniakov, M. ; Zakaria, N.A. ; Sizov, V.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electron., Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Spectral and statistical properties of measured vegetation clutter are analyzed for ground-based forward scatter radar (FSR) sensors operating in VHF/UHF bands employing omni-directional antennas. The empirical computer simulation model of vegetation clutter is proposed.
Keywords :
directive antennas; ground penetrating radar; microsensors; radar clutter; spectral analysis; vegetation; FSR sensors; UHF band; VHFband; forward scatter radar microsensors; ground-based forward scatter radar; omnidirectional antennas; spectral property; statistical property; vegetation clutter; Computer simulation; Doppler radar; Interference; Radar antennas; Radar clutter; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Radar theory; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5811-0
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2010.5494494
