Abstract
Knowledge of sea clutter is of great significance in marine target detection and discrimination. In this paper, the wideband backscattering electromagnetic (EM) fields of two-dimensional (2-D) sea surfaces are numerically calculated employing the weighted curvature approximation (WCA) method. Monte Carlo trials are performed to investigate the influences of radar parameters on the statistical characteristics of the rang-resolved sea clutter. It is found that the sea clutter tends to be spikier with finer radar resolution, lower grazing angle, narrower beam width, and in the upwind direction. Meanwhile, the Pareto distribution is demonstrated to describe the statistics of the sea clutter intensities very well.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2015 |
| Editors | Oliver E. Drummond, Oliver E. Drummond |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781628417623, 9781628417623 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2015 |
| Event | Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2015 - San Diego, United States Duration: 12 Aug 2015 → 13 Aug 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
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| Volume | 9596 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 1996-756X |
Conference
| Conference | Signal and Data Processing of Small Targets 2015 |
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| Country/Territory | United States |
| City | San Diego |
| Period | 12/08/15 → 13/08/15 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 14 Life Below Water
Keywords
- 2-D sea surface
- Pareto distribution
- WCA
- sea clutter
- sea spike
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