Low-Angle Radar Land Clutter

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REPEAT SECTOR CLUTTER MEASUREMENTS

3.1 INTRODUCTION

Phase One multifrequency land clutter measurements were conducted during a three-year period at 42 different sites widely dispersed geographically across the North American continent. Many of the sites were in western Canada. The Phase One clutter measurement equipment was self-contained and mobile, principally housed within three, 18-wheel tractor-trailer combination trucks and manned by a five-man crew. The equipment included a transportable antenna tower expandable in six sections to a maximum height of 100 ft. A photograph of the Phase One equipment erected at the Lethbridge West site in Alberta, Canada, is shown in Figure 3.1. At each site, all discernible ground clutter within the ...