DocumentCode
934008
Title
Anomalous radar backscattering from terrain at high altitudes
Author
Shapiro, A. ; Yaplee, B.S.
Author_Institution
Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
Volume
63
Issue
4
fYear
1975
fDate
4/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
717
Lastpage
717
Abstract
In the past, aircraft radar observations measured diffuse backscatter from terrain. Recent Skylab radar returns from land areas indicate a specular reflection. It is shown that, if both diffuse and specular reflections are present, the specular component becomes more dominant as the platform height increases.
Keywords
Airborne radar; Aircraft; Autocorrelation; Backscatter; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Reflection; Spaceborne radar;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Proceedings of the IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9219
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/PROC.1975.9805
Filename
1451735
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