面向天波超视距雷达应用的电离层杂波统计分析及建模研究

doi:10.12305/j.issn.1001-506X.2026.01.06

Abstract

Abstract:

To solve the problem that ionospheric clutter interferes with the radar’s ability to monitor and detect targets accurately, a statistical analysis of large-scale ionospheric irregular structure echoes using original observation data is presented from a low-latitude ionosonde and field-aligned coherent scattering radar. Based on the results of the analysis, an ionospheric clutter model tailored for OTHR applications is proposed. The model’s results are then verified by using measured data. The findings of the research can support improved target detection and signal processing for OTHR systems.

Key words: over the horizon radar (OTHR), ionospheric clutter, clutter modeling

CLC Number:

TN 958.93

Jianhua ZHU, Chen ZHOU, Mingjie LYU, Junming WANG, Moran LIU, Xinmiao ZHANG, Zhengyu ZHAO. Statistical analysis of and modeling research on ionospheric clutter for skywave over-the-horizon radar applications[J]. Systems Engineering and Electronics, 2026, 48(1): 56-66.

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