Accession Number:

ADA238005

Title:

Portable 45-Gigahertz Radar for Glint and Scintillation Studies

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Oct 1988-Sep 1990

Corporate Author:

NAVAL WEAPONS CENTER CHINA LAKE CA

Personal Author(s):

• Dinger, Robert J.
• Gagnon, David R.
• Banks, David J.
• Bronkhorst, Erik van

Report Date:

1990-12-01

Pagination or Media Count:

29.0

Abstract:

A 45-gigahertz radar has been developed that yields full-polarization inverse synthetic aperture radar images and instantaneous angle-of-arrival measurements for angular scintillation studies. The system is portable, self-contained, and suitable for measurements of radar cross-section ranges and open, unprepared sites. Measurements have been made successfully on large scale-model targets 8 meters in extent at ranges up to 1000 meters.

Descriptors:

• *GLINT
• *RADAR CROSS SECTIONS
• *SCINTILLATION
• TARGETS
• CALIBRATION
• RADAR SIGNALS
• RANGE(DISTANCE)
• ANGLE OF ARRIVAL
• SCALE MODELS
• MEASUREMENT
• RADAR RECEIVERS

Subject Categories:

• Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment
• Radiofrequency Wave Propagation

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE