Development of an X-band SAR ship detectability model : analysis of TerraSAR-X ocean imagery / by Paris W. Vachon ... [et al.].: D68-6/120-2013E-PDF
A C-band SAR Ship Detectability Performance Tool has been extended to X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) by analyzing TerraSAR-X ocean imagery. First, a database of validated X-band SAR ship signatures was developed using coastal-received Automatic Identification System (AIS) data over the Strait of Gibraltar. The database was used to derive a semi-empirical model for the ship radar cross section (RCS) and its variability. Second, X-band SAR imagery of meteorological buoys has provided a set of X-band ocean backscatter measurements for known wind conditions. These measurements have been used to validate a model that relates X-band ocean backscatter to wind speed. The upgraded X-band SAR Ship Detectability Performance Tool can be used to predict the ship detection performance of existing and future X-band SAR missions, which could include the follow-on to the RADARSAT Constellation Mission.
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| Department/Agency | Defence R&D Canada. |
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| Title | Development of an X-band SAR ship detectability model : analysis of TerraSAR-X ocean imagery / by Paris W. Vachon ... [et al.]. |
| Series title | Technical Memorandum ; 2013-120 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | "December 2013." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Defence Research and Development Canada, c2013. |
| Author / Contributor | Vachon, Paris W., 1960- |
| Description | viii, 26 p. : tables, graphs. |
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| Subject terms | Technical reports Ship detection Automatic identification system |
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