Multiscale modeling of sea clutter to facilitate detection of low observable targets within sea clutter

Jing Hu; Wen-wen Tung; Jianbo Gao; Erik Blasch; Genshe Chen

doi:10.1117/12.819938

29 April 2009 Multiscale modeling of sea clutter to facilitate detection of low observable targets within sea clutter

Jing Hu, Wen-wen Tung, Jianbo Gao, Erik Blasch, Genshe Chen

Proceedings Volume 7317, Ocean Sensing and Monitoring; 73170L (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819938
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Sea clutter, the radar backscatter from the ocean surface, is highly complicated and non-stationary, due to multipath propagation of the radar returns and multiscale interactions at the air-sea interface. To facilitate robust detection of low observable targets within sea clutter, which is an important issue in coastal security, navigation safety and environmental monitoring, we propose a systematic multiscale approach to the modeling of sea clutter. Specifically, we (i) develop new methods to better fit non-stationary and non-Gaussian sea clutter, (ii) fully characterize the correlation structure of sea clutter on multiple time scales, (iii) develop a highly accurate cascade model for sea clutter, and (iv) develop accurate and readily implementable methods to detect low observable targets within sea clutter.

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Jing Hu, Wen-wen Tung, Jianbo Gao, Erik Blasch, and Genshe Chen "Multiscale modeling of sea clutter to facilitate detection of low observable targets within sea clutter", Proc. SPIE 7317, Ocean Sensing and Monitoring, 73170L (29 April 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.819938

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