Auroral-clutter predictions for Fylingdales, England. Interim report
Radar clutter produced by auroral processes in the ionospheric E layer, called auroral clutter, can have severe deleterious effects on surveillance radars that operate in the subauroral regions. Auroral clutter characteristics, however, are practically impossible to characterize with a statistical description because of the large number of controlling parameters. Recently, a predictive code called Comprehensive E-Region Auroral Clutter (CERAC) model has been written that used knowledge of the underlying physics and semiempirical data as its basis. This is a description of the predictions of the CERAC model for a surveillance radar located at Fylingdales, England. The results include predictions of occurrence, radar cross section, and Doppler velocity, all as functions of radar elevation, azimuth, range, and time.
- Research Organization:
- SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5882778
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A-242957/9/XAB; CNN: F19628-90-K-0036
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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