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Author:   Keith Ward ,  Robert Tough ,  Simon Watts
Publisher:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Imprint:   Institution of Engineering and Technology
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.998kg
ISBN:  

9781849195898

ISBN 10:   1849195897
Pages:   584
Publication Date:   19 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Part I: Sea clutter properties Chapter 2: The characteristics of radar sea clutter Chapter 3: Empirical models for sea clutter Chapter 4: The simulation of clutter and other random processes Part II: Mathematics of the K distribution Chapter 5: Elements of probability theory Chapter 6: Gaussian and non-Gaussian clutter models Chapter 7: Random walk models Chapter 8: Some extensions of the K distribution Chapter 9: Special functions associated with the K distribution Part III: Radar detection Chapter 10: Detection of small targets in sea clutter Chapter 11: Imaging ocean surface features Chapter 12: Radar detection performance calculations Chapter 13: CFAR detection Chapter 14: The specification and measurement of radar performance Part IV: Physical modelling Chapter 15: High grazing angle radar scattering Chapter 16: Low grazing angle scattering by the ocean surface Chapter 17: Scattering from a corrugated surface

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Professor Keith Ward has worked on radar and military systems throughout his career with his ideas exploited for in-service radars and remote sensing. He is a Visiting Professor at UCL, in electronics and electrical engineering. Dr Robert Tough has carried out extensive research in ocean imaging, small target detection, rough surface scattering, detection theory and range profile classification for a number of clients based in the UK and USA. Professor Simon Watts works for Thales UK and is a Visiting Professor at UCL, in electronics and electrical engineering. His research interests include sea clutter and detection signal processing methods.

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