Statistical Estimation and Tracking of Refractivity from Radar Clutter
Statistical Estimation and Tracking of Refractivity from Radar Clutter
Statistical Estimation and Tracking of Refractivity from Radar Clutter
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LIST OF TABLES<br />
Table 1.1: Tropospheric Propagation Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5<br />
Table 1.2: Some Regional Duct Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8<br />
Table 2.1: Notation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58<br />
Table 2.2: Synthetic data case: GA estimates <strong>and</strong> Metropolis algorithm<br />
results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59<br />
Table 2.3: Wallops isl<strong>and</strong> experiment (clutter map 17): GA estimates <strong>and</strong><br />
Metropolis algorithm results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59<br />
Table 3.1: System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75<br />
Table 3.2: Synthetic data case: Model Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . 75<br />
Table 3.3: Wallops’98 Experiment: Model Parameters . . . . . . . . . . 90<br />
Table 4.1: Case Study I: Comparison <strong>of</strong> <strong>Tracking</strong> Algorithms <strong>and</strong> CRLB<br />
Radiosonde Station Bahrain, Persian Gulf . . . . . . . . . . . . 112<br />
Table 4.2: Performance Comparison for Case Study I . . . . . . . . . . . 114<br />
Table 4.3: Performance Comparison for Case Study II . . . . . . . . . . . 120<br />
Table 4.4: Case Study III: Coastal Range-Dependent Evaporation Duct<br />
<strong>Tracking</strong>, Eastern Mediterranean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122<br />
Table 4.5: Performance Comparison for Case Study III . . . . . . . . . . 122<br />
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