


Hardcover
Published: 19th October 1987
ISBN: 9780890062333
Number Of Pages: 300
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