An investigation of bistatic calibration objects

• Published in: IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing Vol. 43; no. 10; pp. 2177 - 2184
• Main Authors: Bradley, C.J., Collins, P.J., Fortuny-Guasch, J., Hastriter, M.L., Nesti, G., Terzuoli, A.J., Wilson, K.S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.10.2005; Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Applied geophysics; Availability; Bistatic; Bistatic radar; Calibration; Crosstalk; Disks; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Error analysis; Error detection; Exact sciences and technology; Government; Internal geophysics; Mathematical analysis; Microwave signatures; Polarization; Radar cross section; radar cross section (RCS); Radar cross sections; Radar scattering; Receiving antennas; scattering; Transmitters; Southern Europe; Italy; microwaves; far-field; wave scattering; scattering; Index Terms-Bistatic; Europe; accuracy; remote sensing; radar cross section (RCS); calibration; radar methods; errors

Several popular metallic bistatic calibration objects are investigated, including a sphere, long and short cylinders, dihedral, trihedral, circular disk and wire mesh. Comparisons are made between the advantages and disadvantages of various objects for calibration. The analysis addresses sensitivity...