A Kirchhoff integral approach to radar propagation over a rough sea
- Resource Type
- Conference
- Authors
- Coleman, Christopher J.; Berry, Paul E.
- Source
- 2013 International Conference on Radar Radar (Radar), 2013 International Conference on. :54-56 Sep, 2013
- Subject
- Aerospace
Sea surface
Surface impedance
Rough surfaces
Surface roughness
Radar
Surface waves
Ducts
Kirchoff Integral
Radio Wave Propagation
Rough Sea
Forward Scattering
- Language
- ISSN
- 1097-5764
This paper describes the development of a technique for simulating the forward propagation of radar signals over a rough sea. The work is based on the Kirchhoff integral approach to propagation and includes the full effects of diffraction. The sea surface is described by a special reflection coefficient that incorporates the effect of a rough surface. Several examples are included and demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach.