RADAR TRACKING ANOMALIES OVER AN ARID INTERIOR BASIN,

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Abstract:

Ground based radars tracked an aircraft flying selected patterns between 1,000 and 4,000 feet over an ephemeral lake 25 miles north of the radars from September 1963 to February 1964. Approximately 50 of the 83 missions, skin, s-band passive target tracking, andor c-band active target tracking radars, indicated propagational anomalies. This report discusses the instrumentation, tracking loss characteristics, and attendant meteorological conditions and presents a detailed examination of tracking losses observed on 6 November 1963. This study also indicates that a 10N unit inhomogeneity gradient was formed by a perturbated thermal condition to defocus the tracking radars by multipath propagation. Author

Author(s):
Hinds, B. D.
Author Organization(s):
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES LAB WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE N MEX
Pagination:
0041

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

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Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
ECOM-5140
Task Number(s):
1V025001A12601
Project Number(s):
DA-1V025001A126
Monitor Series:
5140
 Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
(*RADAR TRACKING, ANOMALIES), (*DESERTS, RADAR TRACKING), LAKES, PROPAGATION, METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA, INSTRUMENTATION, TERRAIN, S BAND, C BAND, MULTIPLE OPERATION, RADIOSONDES, REFRACTIVE INDEX, REFLECTION, SOILS, RADAR EQUIPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS, GEOGRAPHY, GUIDED MISSILE RANGES, REFRACTOMETERS, NEW MEXICO
Field(s)/Group(s):
Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment
Keyword(s):
B 57 AIRCRAFT, F 100 AIRCRAFT
Report Date:
1967 Aug 01