Refractivity estimation from sea clutter: An invited review

A Karimian, C Yardim, P Gerstoft, WS Hodgkiss… - Radio …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Non-standard radio wave propagation in the atmosphere is caused by anomalous changes
of the atmospheric refractivity index. In recent years, refractivity from clutter (RFC) has been …

Tracking refractivity from clutter using Kalman and particle filters

C Yardim, P Gerstoft… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We address the problem of tracking the spatial and temporal lower atmospheric variations in
maritime environments. The evolution of the range and height-dependent index of refraction …

Channel model for the surface ducts: Large-scale path-loss, delay spread, and AOA

E Dinc, OB Akan - IEEE Transactions on Antennas and …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Atmospheric ducts, which are caused by the rapid decrease in the refractive index of the
lower atmosphere, can trap the propagating signals. The trap** effects of the atmospheric …

Estimation of radio refractivity from radar clutter using Bayesian Monte Carlo analysis

C Yardim, P Gerstoft… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper describes a Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling approach for the
estimation of not only the radio refractivity profiles from radar clutter but also the …

A Random Forest Algorithm Combined with Bayesian Optimization for Atmospheric Duct Estimation

C Yang, Y Wang, A Zhang, H Fan, L Guo - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Inversion of atmospheric ducts is of great importance in the field of performance evaluation
for radar and communication systems. Since the model parameters in machine learning play …

Joint inversion of evaporation duct based on radar sea clutter and target echo using deep learning

H Ji, B Yin, J Zhang, Y Zhang - Electronics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Tropospheric duct is an anomalous atmospheric phenomenon over the sea surface that
seriously affects the normal operation and performance evaluation of electromagnetic …

Observed over-the-horizon propagation characteristics and evaporation duct inversion during the entire process of Tropical Cyclone Mulan (202207)

S Wang, K Yang, Y Shi, F Yang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An evaporation duct, which often occurs in the air–sea boundary layer, has a considerable
impact on the remote sensing detection capability of electromagnetic (EM) systems. Tropical …

Estimating refractivity from propagation loss in turbulent media

M Wagner, P Gerstoft, T Rogers - Radio Science, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper estimates lower atmospheric refractivity (M-profile) given an electromagnetic
(EM) propagation loss (PL) measurement. Specifically, height-independent PL …

Frequency diversity in electromagnetic remote sensing of lower atmospheric refractivity

L Xu, C Yardim, S Mukherjee… - … on Antennas and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article explores the effects of system frequency on electromagnetic (EM) remote
sensing of atmospheric refractivity. A frequency range of 2–40 GHz covering S-to Ka-bands …

A classifying-inversion method of offshore atmospheric duct parameters using AIS data based on artificial intelligence

J Han, J Wu, L Zhang, H Wang, Q Zhu, C Zhang… - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
Atmospheric duct parameters inversion is an important aspect of microwave-band radar and
communication system performance evaluation. AIS (Automatic Identification System) is one …