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This introduction to the field of radar is intended for actual users of radar. It focuses on the history, main principles, functions, modes, properties and specific nature of modern airborne radar. The book examines radar's role within the system when carrying out is assigned missions, showing the possibilities of radar as well as its limitations. Finally, given the changing operational requirements and the potential opened up by modern technological developments, a concluding section describes how radar may evolve in the future.The authors review the current state of the main types of airborne and spaceborne radar systems, designed for specific missions as well as for the global environment of their host aircraft or satellites. They include numerous examples of the parameters of these radars. The emphasis in the book is not only on a particular radar technique, but equally on the main radar functions and missions. Even if a wide range of techniques are described in this book, the focus is on those which are connected to practical applications.
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Air and Spaceborne Radar Systems: An Introduction Philippe Lacomme Jean-Philippe Hardange Jean-Claude Marchais Eric Normant Translated from the French by Marie-Louise Freysz and Rodger Hickman Published in the United States of America by William Andrew Publishing, LLC 13 Eaton Avenue Norwich, NY 13815 (800) 932-7045 www.williamandrew.com President and CEO: William Woishnis Vice President and Publisher: Dudley R. Kay Production Manager: Kathy Breed Production services, page composition and graphics: TIPS Technical Publishing Printed in the United States. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 © 2001 by William Andrew Publishing, LLC No part of this book may be