Snow crystals consist of many different types of ice particles. Typical radar measurements observe only bulk properties of all types of ice particles present in a radar volume. Due to their difference in radar cross-section, larger particles will reflect more power of the transmitted radar signal, than small particles. If small and large particles are present in the same radar volume with compa...

[1] The anomaly of radar sea spikes, defined here as the non-Bragg scattering events with backscattering cross-section of horizontal polarization exceeding that of the vertical polarization, has been associated with steep wave features possibly going through wavebreaking process, with or without whitecap manifestation. This property is exploited for using a dual polarized radar as a remote sens...

The DSSS radar is operational at our Institute using WiFi ‘b’ adapters and external horn at carrier frequency of 2.4 GHz. The system is able to detect a person, tree leaves, thin rod etc. The radar is tested using Flat plates of different cross sections and it results in a straight line curve will be very much useful in quantifying the target scattering parameters. Even this linear equation can...

Space-time coding (STC) has been shown to play a key role in the design of MIMO radars with closely spaced antennas. Multiple-input–multiple-output (MIMO) radar is emerging technology for target detection, parameter identification, and target classification due to diversity of waveform and perspective. First, it turns out that a joint waveform optimization problem can be decoupled into a set of...

This study examines differences in the normalized radar cross section, derived from ground-based versus spaceborne radar data. A simple homogeneous half-space model, indicates that agreement between the two improves as 1) the distance from the scatterer is increased; and/or 2) the extinction coefficient increases.

The basic concept of radar is relatively simple even though in many instances its practical implementation is not. A radar operates by radiating electromagnetic energy and detecting the echo returned from reflecting objects (targets). The nature of the echo signal provides information about the target. The range, or distance , to the target is found from the time it takes for the radiated energ...

Scientists have explored that WiMAX has the potential to enhance the performance of the radar networks. With the idea of implementing MIMO (multi-input multi-output) communication technology for overcoming the challenges offered by hostile channel and environmental effects.It leads the technocrats to utilize this technology in radar operations. WiMAX MIMO can exploit the range of WiMAX and the ...

Research into retrodirective cross-eye jamming has been conducted at the CSIR since 2007. The main results of this research are summarised in this paper, including the fact that a retrodirective cross-eye jammer can break a monopulse radar lock. The effect of system tolerances and platform skin return have also been quantified, and the construction of an operational system has been shown to be ...