Validation of stochastic properties of high resolution clutter data from IPIX radar data

Abstract

The compound K-distribution model finds excellent agreement with high-resolution radar backscattering from sea surfaces. In order that the stochastic properties of sea clutter be predicted correctly, the measures developed for the statistical models must comply with those obtained from experimental data. In this paper, the stochastic properties of correlated K-distributed clutter are investigated by rigorous tests of validation. Statistical tests adopted in the paper are compared with high-resolution IPIX radar experimental database.