The shipborne radar antenna pattern at over-horizon object observation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1109/ICATT.2003.1238805Keywords:
antenna radiation patterns, electromagnetic wave refraction, marine radar, microwave antennas, microwave propagation, radar antennas, tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagationAbstract
The paper considers the possibilities for shipborne radar (λ = 4.5 cm) to detect over-the-horizon objects in higher refraction conditions. It is shown that, due to antenna pattern adaptation to high refraction coefficient gradients in the troposphere lower layers, the radar receiver output signal-to-noise ratio can increase by 20-23 dB.References
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