patterso@ADS.COM (Tim J. Patterson) (02/04/91)
From: patterso@ADS.COM (Tim J. Patterson) The penetration of desert sand requires extremely dry soil, otherwise the radar will just bounce back. This may be fine in open desert but will probably not work in any areas where there is sufficient water to suport much of a local population. (SESAT had 20m ipr which was sufficient to detect ships and their wakes ). Tim
military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) (02/04/91)
From: sun!sunburn.West!gtx!anasaz!john (John Moore)
In article <1991Jan28.041409.10320@cbnews.att.com> mccalpin@perelandra.cms.udel.edu (John D. McCalpin) writes:
]Does anyone have any information on the use of SAR (Synthetic
]Aperature Radar) or low-level airborne magnetometers for finding
]buried Iraqi bunkers?
]
]SAR is a radar technology with some unusual capabilities. The
]relevant one here is the verified ability of the system to "see
]through" desert sand to harder layers underneath. There was a
Actually, the ability of the system to see through desert sand is
related to the frequency of the radar. A SLR (Side Looking Radar),
commonly used by the military for reconaissance, should also be
able to "see through the sand" if it is at the same frequency
as the SAR. The advantage of the SLR is that it requires a less
sophisticated radar, and far less sophisticated signal processing.
The advantage of the SAR is that it can have much higher resolution.
--
John Moore HAM:NJ7E/CAP:T-Bird 381 {ames!ncar!noao!asuvax,mcdphx}!anasaz!john
USnail: 7525 Clearwater Pkwy, Scottsdale,AZ 85253 anasaz!john@asuvax.eas.asu.edu
Voice: (602) 951-9326 Wishful Thinking: Long palladium, Short Petroleum
Opinion: New protest song:All we are say...ing.... is... Give BOMBS a chance!
---
John Moore HAM:NJ7E/CAP:T-Bird 381 {ames!ncar!noao!asuvax,mcdphx}!anasaz!john
USnail: 7525 Clearwater Pkwy, Scottsdale,AZ 85253 anasaz!john@asuvax.eas.asu.edu
Voice: (602) 951-9326 Wishful Thinking: Long palladium, Short Petroleum
Opinion: New protest song:All we are say...ing.... is... Give BOMBS a chance!amoss@cs.huji.ac.il (Amos Shapira) (02/09/91)
From: Amos Shapira <amoss@cs.huji.ac.il> In sci.military patterso@ADS.COM (Tim J. Patterson) writes: >From: patterso@ADS.COM (Tim J. Patterson) >The penetration of desert sand requires extremely dry soil, otherwise >the radar will just bounce back. I know that the soil in western Iraq is Vulcanic. How that changes your assesments about the posibility to find metalic objects under the ground? Amos Shapira Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel amoss@shuldig.huji.ac.il