Data Provider Elements

Radar SAR

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) spot light model.

Available for these objects: Access

Restrictions: Access - Applies when one object is a Radar.

Type: Time-varying data.

Availability: Reports | Graphs | Dynamic Displays | Strip Charts

Data Provider Elements

NameDimensionTypeDescription
Access NumberUnitlessIntegerThe number of the current access interval from the list of access intervals.
TimeDateReal Number or TextTime.
SAR Time-Resolution ProdSARTimeResProdReal NumberComputed as lambda/(2 * xyAngleRate)
SAR Max Scene WidthDistanceReal NumberRatio of the quantity (pulse repetition frequency * azimuth resolution time) to the azimuth broadening factor
SAR Integration TimeTimeReal NumberThe integration time for the dwell of pulses; computed as (SAR Time Resolution / Az Resolution); you can also enter this value yourself
SAR Az ResolutionDistanceReal NumberComputed as (lambda * dopplerRes)/(2 * xyAngleRate*range); you may also enter the value based on radar system specs
SAR Rng ResolutionDistanceReal NumberComputed as (c * Pulse Width)/(2 * Pulse Compression Ratio); you may also enter this value based on radar system specs
SAR Area RateArea RateReal NumberComputed as (sceneDepth * maxdSceneWidth)/(cos(Grazing) * integrationTime)
SAR Image AreaAreaReal NumberThe area covered by a SAR scan, computed as (Area Rate * Integration Time)
Noise DensityPowerSpectralDensityReal NumberThe composite value of the carrier to noise density ratio (C/No) across all hops of an analog bent pipe communications link where C is the carrier power and No = kT (Boltzmann's constant x system temperature) is the noise density. Note that C/No is equivalent to C/N with a normalized Bandwidth (B=1).
SAR SNRRatioReal NumberSignal power to Noise power ratio for a SAR
SAR SCRRatioReal NumberSignal power to Clutter power ratio for a SAR
SAR CNRRatioReal NumberClutter power to the Noise power ratio for a SAR signal
SAR PTCRRatioReal NumberPoint Target Clutter Ratio for a SAR
SAR Add Noise CoefRatioReal NumberRatio of the clutter coefficient to the clutter-to-noise ratio (CNR)
SAR Noise BandwidthBandwidthReal NumberRadar receiver's RF front-end LNA bandwidth
SAR Noise PowerPowerReal NumberTotal noise power, as seen by the radar receiver across its RF bandwidth
SAR S/(N+J)RatioReal NumberRatio of the Signal power to the sum of Noise and Jamming powers for a SAR
SAR S/(C+N+J)RatioReal NumberRatio of the Signal power to the sum of Clutter, Noise, and Jamming powers for a SAR
SAR C/(N+J)RatioReal NumberRatio of the Clutter power to the sum of Noise and Jamming powers for a SAR signal
SAR J/SRatioReal NumberRatio of the Jamming power to the Signal power for a SAR
SAR Jamming BandwidthBandwidthReal NumberRadar receiver's RF front-end LNA bandwidth, used to compute the jamming signal bandwidth overlap
Jamming Power DensityPowerSpectralDensityReal NumberJamming power density at the radar receiver for the orthogonal polarization channel.
SAR Jamming PowerPowerReal NumberJamming power at the radar receiver
SAR Clutter PowerPowerReal NumberPower of the Clutter return for a SAR
SAR Ortho Pol SNRRatioReal NumberRatio of signal power to the noise power for the orthogonal polarization channel of a SAR
SAR Ortho Pol SCRRatioReal NumberSignal power to Clutter power ratio for the orthogonal polarization signal channel of a SAR
SAR Ortho Pol CNRRatioReal NumberClutter power to the Noise power ratio for SAR for the orthogonal polarization signal channel.
SAR Ortho Pol PTCRRatioReal NumberPoint Target Clutter Ratio for the orthogonal polarization signal channel of a SAR
SAR Ortho Pol S/(N+J)RatioReal NumberRatio of the Signal power to the sum of Noise and Jamming powers for the orthogonal polarization signal channel of a SAR
SAR Ortho Pol S/(C+N+J)RatioReal NumberRatio of the Signal power to the sum of Clutter, Noise, and Jamming powers for the orthogonal polarization signal channel of a SAR
SAR Ortho Pol C/(N+J)RatioReal NumberRatio of the Clutter power to the sum of Noise and Jamming powers for a SAR for the orthogonal polarization signal channel
SAR Ortho Pol J/SRatioReal NumberRatio of the Jamming power to the Signal power for the orthogonal polarization signal channel of a SAR
Ortho Pol Jamming Power DensityPowerSpectralDensityReal NumberJamming power density at the radar receiver for the orthogonal polarization channel.
Ortho Pol Jamming PowerPowerReal NumberJamming power at the radar receiver for the orthogonal polarization channel.
SAR Ortho Pol Clutter PowerPowerReal NumberPower of the Clutter return for the orthogonal polarization signal channel of a SAR
Pol Loss PrimaryRatioReal NumberPolariztion loss due to the signal polarization mismatch to the receiver polarization for the primary polarization signal channel.
Pol Rel Angle PrimaryAngleReal Number or TextThe angle corresponding to the relative mismatch between the transmitted signal polarization and the receiver polarization for the primary polarization signal channel.
Pol Loss OrthoRatioReal NumberPolariztion loss due to the signal polarization mismatch to the receiver polarization for the orthogonal polarization signal channel.
Pol Rel Angle OrthoAngleReal Number or TextThe angle corresponding to the relative mismatch between the transmitted signal polarization and the receiver polarization for the orthogonal polarization signal channel.