Surface clutter due to antenna sidelobes for spaceborne atmospheric radar

نویسندگان

  • Stephen L. Durden
  • Eastwood Im
  • Fuk K. Li
  • Ralph Girard
  • Kyung S. Pak
چکیده

A spaceborne radar for atmospheric observation must be able to detect atmospheric backscatter in the presence of clutter due to antenna sidelobes. Here, we analyze the problem in detail, deriving a method for computing clutter which includes effects of all contributing transmit pulses, Doppler shifting, finite receiver bandwidth, and curved earth's surface. The results are applied to analysis of existing radars and design of future radar systems.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • IEEE Trans. Geoscience and Remote Sensing

دوره 39  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2001