Suzuki Distributed Monostatic and Bistatic S-Band Radar Sea Clutter

Low grazing angle S-band radar sea clutter data, collected with the NetRAD multistatic radar system, are analyzed. The Suzuki distribution, a compound Gaussian model with log normal texture, is found to be a good model for both monostatic and bistatic clutter. Clutter textures from simultaneously recorded monostatic and bistatic data are interpreted using hydrodynamics, providing estimates of the water depth and wave direction.

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The low grazing angle S-band radar sea clutter data collected by the NetRAD multistatic radar system is analyzed and it is found that the Suzuki distribution, a compound Gaussian model with log normal texture, is a good model for both monostatic and bistatic clutter. The clutter textures from simultaneously recorded monostatic and bistatic data are interpreted using hydrodynamics, providing estimates of water depth and wave direction.