Title :
Global clutter statistics for ground based radars
Author :
Shichor, Eli ; Meimoun, Yair
Author_Institution :
RAFAEL, Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
Ground clutter is a factor which limits radar ability to detect low-flying targets. A new physical model is proposed from which the global statistics of the clutter are derived. The observed specific clutter of the ground for this model is shown to follow a Weibull distribution with spread parameter equal to √5. This result is shown to agree well with actual measured data
Keywords :
Weibull distribution; log normal distribution; radar clutter; radar cross-sections; radar detection; statistical analysis; RCS; Weibull distribution; global clutter statistics; ground based radar; log-normal distribution; low-flying target detection; measured data; pattern propagation factor; physical model; radar cross-sections; spread parameter; Diffraction; Gaussian distribution; Log-normal distribution; Probability; Radar clutter; Radar detection; Rayleigh channels; Statistical distributions; Statistics; Weibull distribution;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and electronic engineers in israel, 2000. the 21st ieee convention of the
Conference_Location :
Tel-Aviv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5842-2
DOI :
10.1109/EEEI.2000.924344
