A model of HF sky wave radar clutter

Radio Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 869-875

  Coleman, C J ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); RADAR CLUTTER; RADAR EQUIPMENT; RAY TRACING; APPROXIMATION THEORY; DOPPLER EFFECT; GEOMAGNETISM; IONOSPHERE; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; VECTORS;

DOPPLER SPREAD; IMPORTANT FEATURES; RADAR OBSERVATIONS; RAY-TRACING TECHNIQUE; SKY WAVE RADAR; DOPPLER SPACE; HASELGROVE EQUATIONS; IRREGULARITY DISTRIBUTION; PHASE SCREEN APPROXIMATION; RAY TRACING TECHNIQUES;

RADAR; RADAR CLUTTER;

EID: 0030189027     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96RS00721     Document Type: Article

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