Principles of Modern Radar

1. Introduction to Radar.- 1: Factors External to the Radar.- 2. EM Waves and the Reflectivity Process.- 3. The Propagation Process.- 4. Multipath Phenomena and Effects.- 2: Basic Elements of the Radar System.- 5. Radar Transmiters.- 6. Radar Antennas.- 7. Radar Receivers.- 8. Radar Indicators and Displays.- 3: Detection in a Contaminated Environment.- 9. Detection in Noise.- 10. Clutter Characteristics and Effects.- 11. Target Models.- 12. Adaptive Threshold and Automatic Detection Techniques.- 4: Radar Waveforms and Applications.- 13. Continuous Wave Radar.- 14. MTI and Pulsed Doppler Radar.- 15. Pulse Compression in Radar Systems.- 16. Synthetic Aperture Radar.- 5: Tracking Radar Techniques and Applications.- 17. Range Tracking.- 18. Angle Tracking.- 19. Doppler Frequency Tracking.- 6: Target Discrimination and Recognition.- 20. Polarimetric Fundamentals and Techniques.- 21. Target Recognition Considerations.- 7: Radar ECCM.- 22. Radar ECCM Considerations and Techniques.