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Title: Auroral-clutter predictions for Fylingdales, England. Interim report

Abstract

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.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SRI International, Menlo Park, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
5882778
Report Number(s):
AD-A-242957/9/XAB
CNN: F19628-90-K-0036
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; E REGION; DISTURBANCES; RADAR; NOISE; AURORAL ZONES; AZIMUTH; BACKSCATTERING; DISTANCE; DOPPLER EFFECT; IONOSPHERE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SCATTERING; SURVEILLANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; EUROPE; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; PLANETARY IONOSPHERES; RANGE FINDERS; 661320* - Auroral, Ionospheric, & Magnetospheric Phenomena- (1992-)

Citation Formats

Tsunoda, R T. Auroral-clutter predictions for Fylingdales, England. Interim report. United States: N. p., 1991. Web.
Tsunoda, R T. Auroral-clutter predictions for Fylingdales, England. Interim report. United States.
Tsunoda, R T. 1991. "Auroral-clutter predictions for Fylingdales, England. Interim report". United States.
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title = {Auroral-clutter predictions for Fylingdales, England. Interim report},
author = {Tsunoda, R T},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991},
month = {Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991}
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