Grazing angle of surface target
grazAng = grazingang(H,R)
grazAng = grazingang(H,R,MODEL)
grazAng = grazingang(H,R,MODEL,Re)
returns
the grazing angle for a sensor grazAng
= grazingang(H
,R
)H
meters above
the surface, to surface targets R
meters away.
The computation assumes a curved earth model with an effective earth
radius of approximately 4/3 times the actual earth radius.
specifies
the earth model used to compute the grazing angle. grazAng
= grazingang(H
,R
,MODEL
)MODEL
is
either 'Flat'
or 'Curved'
.
specifies
the effective earth radius. Effective earth radius applies to a curved
earth model. When grazAng
= grazingang(H
,R
,MODEL
,Re
)MODEL
is 'Flat'
,
the function ignores Re
.
|
Height of the sensor above the surface, in meters. This argument
can be a scalar or a vector. If both |
|
Distance in meters from the sensor to the surface target. This
argument can be a scalar or a vector. If both |
|
Earth model, as one of | Default: |
|
Effective earth radius in meters. This argument requires a positive scalar value. Default: |
|
Grazing angle, in degrees. The size of |
[1] Long, Maurice W. Radar Reflectivity of Land and Sea, 3rd Ed. Boston: Artech House, 2001.
[2] Ward, J. “Space-Time Adaptive Processing for Airborne Radar Data Systems,” Technical Report 1015, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, December, 1994.