Radar System Engineering

104 PROPERTIES OF RADAR TARGETS [SEC. 3.16
urban area of Tokyo is a large group of signals near the southern limit
of the picture, with the industrial suburbs of Urawa and Omiya, northwest
of the city, showing as a strong elongated signal. East of Tokyo
is Funabashi, a strong signal at the head of Tokyo Bay. Numerous
small towns in the Kanto plain are shown as individual arcs, particularly
to the west of the aircraft. The Tone River is visible just below the
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FIG, 3.29.—Small towns near Worcester, Mass. Wavelength = 1.25 cm, O.SObeam,
altitude 7000ft. radius24 naut]calmi, 42°16’N. 71°4S’\V.
center of the picture, with the Toride railroad bridge appearing as a
strong signal just south of the aircraft.
Figure 3.29, taken at some~vhat closer range with a system of higher
resolution, shows a number of small towns in the vicinity of Worcester,
IVIass. A’ characteristic group of five bright signals appears near the
top of the photograph. The signal nearest the aircraft is a mountain
signal, readily identified as such by its triangular shadow. The remaining