Study of the interaction of electromagnetic waves on a sea surface: improvement of the algorithm of low-altitude tracking of radar targets

Author

Gardenal, Lionel ; Philibert, Béatrice ; Turner, Ross M.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Laval Univ., Que., Canada

fYear

1994

fDate

25-28 Sep 1994

Firstpage

693

Abstract

The estimation of the height of a target flying at low altitude above the sea is linked to various intrinsic parameters of the medium of propagation. The actual aspect of the sea surface profile can be taken into account with the aid of the finite difference method. This makes it possible to analyse in more detail the influence which the surface can have on the propagation of electromagnetic waves. It is proposed to correct the ray-tracing method so as to be able to calculate rapidly the values of field in the presence of a rough sea. This formulation could improve the tracking of radar targets flying at low altitude

Keywords

electromagnetic wave scattering; finite difference methods; parameter estimation; radar cross-sections; radar tracking; ray tracing; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; EM wave scattering; algorithm; electromagnetic waves propagation; finite difference method; height estimation; low-altitude tracking; propagation medium; radar targets; ray-tracing method; rough sea; sea surface profile; sea surface-EM waves interaction; Finite difference methods; Geometrical optics; Parameter estimation; Radar scattering; Radar tracking; Sea surface electromagnetic scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1994. Conference Proceedings. 1994 Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Halifax, NS

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2416-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1994.405846

Filename

405846