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Sea Spike Characterization for Ku-band Vertically Polarized Returns

Klein, Laura M.

This paper discusses sea clutter models, developed and validated for X-band radar returns, and extrapolated to Ku-band. Statistical distributions for sea clutter both with and without sea spikes are presented. Equations and predictions for sea clutter returns versus grazing angle and sea-state at Ku-band are also detailed.