Title :
Wind aspect factor in sea clutter modeling
Author :
Spaulding, Bruce ; Horton, David ; Pham, Huong
Author_Institution :
Tech. Service Corp., Silver Spring, MD, USA
Abstract :
The TSC and GTRI sea clutter models are empirical models with a theoretical dependency for wind direction. Observations collected during at-sea testing have forced a reappraisal of the wind aspect factor, as predicted and observed minima in the crosswind direction were not treated by the model. We modified the wind aspect factor to reflect theory and observation, and now have excellent agreement among model, theory, and observation.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave reflection; radar clutter; radar theory; at-sea testing; clutter modeling; reflect theory; sea clutter models; wind aspect factor; wind direction; Clutter; Gravity; Predictive models; Radar scattering; Reflection; Reflectivity; Resonance; Surface waves; Testing; Wind forecasting;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2005 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8881-X
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2005.1435799