| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 670 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
IEE radar, sonar, navigation and avionics series ; 16 |
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IEE radar, sonar, navigation, and avionics series ; 16.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The system and the transmitter -- Radar receiver -- Echo strength in free space -- Environmental effects on propagation -- Multipath of point targets -- Passive point targets -- Active targets -- Multipath factor of extended targets -- Extended target reflections; ships and coasts -- Noise, clutter and interference -- Detection -- Accuracy of position and track -- Spreadsheet calculations -- Worked examples -- Future possibilities -- Glossary -- Statistics details |
| Summary |
Radar is a legal necessity for the safe navigation of merchant ships and, within vessel traffic services, is indispensable to the operation of major ports and harbours. Target Detection by Marine Radar concentrates solely on civil marine operations and explains how civil surveillance radars detect their targets. There are numerous diagrams and worked examples to help the reader understand the principles underlying radar operation and to quantify the importance of factors such as technical features of specific equipment, the weather, and the ability of the operator. The accuracy with which targ |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Tracking radar.
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Radar in navigation.
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Radar in navigation
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Tracking radar
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Institution of Electrical Engineers.
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| LC no. |
2006286576 |
| ISBN |
1591248981 |
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9781591248989 |
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9781849190824 |
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1849190828 |
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1282010131 |
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9781282010130 |
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9786612010132 |
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6612010134 |
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