IMPROVED DETECTION OF ICEBERGS USING A DUAL-POLARIZED MARINE RADAR
Ships and drilling platforms operating in Canadian waters need reliable radar detection of icebergs and other ice targets, but for surface-based radars, little quantitative performance measurement has been done. An Arctic field trip was conducted in 1984 to record the surface-based radar returns of icebergs,'bergy bits,'and growlers (iceberg fragments). Emphasis was on the polarization properties of the return--in particular, on comparing horizontally and vertically polarized returns as well as cross-polarized components. The effect of the various polarizations is discussed and the nature of the returns shows that the use of cross polarization enhances the performance of the radar.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Conference paper
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Authors:
- Currie, B W
- Lewis, E O
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Conference:
- POAC '85, 8th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering Under Arctic Conditions
- Location: Narssarssuaq, Greenland
- Date: 1985-9-7 to 1985-9-14
- Publication Date: 1985
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 10p.
- Monograph Title: POAC '85: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Port and Ocean Engineering under Arctic Conditions
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Detectors; Ice; Icebergs; Polarization; Radar
- Uncontrolled Terms: Ice detection
- Subject Areas: Hydraulics and Hydrology; Marine Transportation; Materials;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00649069
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Maritime Technical Information Facility
- ISBN: 8798195018
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jul 21 1994 12:00AM