Over the Horizon Radar

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By: A.A. Kolosov, W.F. Barton (Translator)

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Published: 19th October 1987

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Table of Contents
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Preface	p. ix
Characteristics of Over-the-Horizon Radar	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
Features of Over-the Horizon Radar	p. 4
Characteristics of Over-the-Horizon Radar Systems	p. 6
The Radar Equation	p. 9
Introduction	p. 9
The Standard Radar Equation	p. 9
The General Radar Equation	p. 10
Another Form of the Radar Equation	p. 16
The Signal-to-Interference Ratio	p. 17
The Performance of a Radar System	p. 18
Losses due to System Imperfections	p. 22
Methods for Calculating the Path Loss	p. 27
Introduction	p. 27
Theoretical Methods for Studying the Long-Range Propagation of High-Frequency Radio Waves	p. 28
Calculating the Spatial Field Energy Characteristics with the Ray Optics Approximation	p. 50
The Results of Experimental Investigations into the Spectral Characteristics of Round-the-World Signals	p. 57
Estimating Attenuation Using a Semiphenomenological Model	p. 68
The Effective Target Cross Section	p. 87
Introduction	p. 87
The Characteristics of OTH Radio Wave Scattering from Objects	p. 88
The Radar Cross Section of Magnetically Oriented Disturbances in the Ionospheric Electron Density at High Frequency	p. 89
The Radar Cross Section of Meteor Trails	p. 91
The Radar Cross Section of Ascending Rockets	p. 93
The Radar Cross Section of Aircraft	p. 98
High-Frequency Radar Interference	p. 103
Introduction	p. 103
Internal Receiver Noises	p. 104
Atmospheric Interference	p. 104
Cosmic Noise	p. 109
Industrial Interference	p. 110
Interference from Radio Stations	p. 112
Interference from Spurious and Out-of-Band Radio Transmissions	p. 120
The Net (Combined) Active Interference	p. 122
Clutter	p. 125
Noise Resulting from Imperfections in the Receiver	p. 130
High-Frequency Anti-interference Techniques	p. 135
Introduction	p. 135
Selecting the Channel with the Minimum Level of Active Interference	p. 136
Adaptive Spatial Filtering	p. 140
Correlation Loop Adaptive Antenna Systems	p. 144
Some Algorithms for Adaptive Spatial Filtering	p. 153
Protection Against Narrowband Interference	p. 164
Methods for Suppressing Narrowband Interference	p. 168
The Influence of the Transmitted Waveform on the Antiinterference Performance and Accuracy of the Radar	p. 171
Signal Detection and Parameter Estimation	p. 177
Introduction	p. 177
Criteria for Optimum Radar Detection	p. 177
Detecting Signals in a Background of Stationary Interference with Unknown Intensity	p. 186
Detecting Signals in a Background of Nonstationary Interference from Radio Stations	p. 195
The Detection of a Signal in Clutter	p. 200
Signal Parameter Estimation	p. 205
The Characteristics of Signal Detection and Parmeter Estimation in Interference with Unknown Intensity	p. 217
Track Processing	p. 229
Signal Detection and Parameter Estimation in Interference with Unknown Angular Distribution	p. 235
Introduction	p. 235
The Signal and Interference Model	p. 236
Detecting a Signal in Temporally Uncorrelated Stationary Gaussian Interference with Unknown Interchannel Correlation Matrix	p. 236
Detecting Signals in Nonstationary Active Interference	p. 244
Detecting a Signal in Clutter with Unknown Fluctuation Spectrum	p. 248
Estimating the Parameters of Signals in Interference with Unknown Angular Distribution	p. 250
The Characteristics of Signal Detection and Estimation in Interference with Unknown Interchannel Correlation Matrix	p. 254
Over-the-Horizon System Design	p. 263
Introduction	p. 263
Over-the-Horizon Radar Design Principles	p. 264
The WARF Over-the-Horizon Radar	p. 273
Index	p. 281
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ISBN: 9780890062333
ISBN-10: 0890062331
Series: Radar Library
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 300
Published: 19th October 1987
Publisher: Artech House Publishers
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.0
Weight (kg): 0.61