Radar Handbook, Third Edition | Date: 28 April 2011, 08:58
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Radar Handbook, Third Edition
By Merrill Skolnik
* Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional
* Number Of Pages: 1328
* Publication Date: 2008-01-22
* ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071485473
* ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071485470
The Industry Standard in Radar Technology_Now Updated with All the Advances and Trends of the Past 17 Years
Turn to the Third Edition of Radar Handbook for state-of-the-art coverage of the entire field of radar technology_from fundamentals to the newest applications.
With contributions by 30 world experts, this resource examines methods for predicting radar range and explores radar subsystems such as receivers, transmitters, antennas, data processing, ECCM, and pulse compression. This radar handbook also explains the target cross section…radar echoes from ground and sea…and all radar systems, including MTI, AMTI, pulse doppler, and others. Using SI units, the Third Edition of Radar Handbook features:
* Unsurpassed guidance on radar fundamentals, theory, and applications
* Hundreds of examples and illustrations
* New to this edition: new chapters on radar digital signal processing, radar in air traffic control, ground penetrating radar, fighter aircraft radar, and civil marine radar; 22 thoroughly revised chapters; 17 new contributors
Inside This Cutting-Edge Radar Guide
• MTI Radar • Pulse Doppler Radar • Multifunctional Radar Systems for Fighter Aircraft • Radar Receivers • Automatic Detection, Tracking, and Sensor Integration • Pulse Compression Radar • Radar Transmitters • Reflector Antennas • Phased Array Radar Antennas • Radar Cross Section • Sea Clutter • Ground Echo • Space-Based Radar • Meteorological Radar • HF Over-the-Horizon Radar • Ground Penetrating Radar • Civil Marine Radar • Bistatic Radar • Radar Digital Signal Processing • And More! Table of contents
Chapter 1 An Introduction and Overview of Radar
Chapter 2 MTI Radar
Chapter 3 Airborne MTI
Chapter 4 Pulse Doppler Radar
Chapter 5 Multifunctional Radar Systems for Fighter Aircraft
Chapter 6 Radar Receivers
Chapter 7 Automatic Detection,Tracking, and Sensor Integration
Chapter 8 Pulse Compression Adrenals>
Chapter 9 Tracking Radar
Chapter 10 The Radar Transmitter
Chapter 11 Solid-State Transmitters
Chapter 12 Reflector Antennas
Chapter 13 Phased Array Radar Antennas
Chapter 14 Radar Cross Section
Chapter 15 Sea Clutter
Chapter 16 Ground Echo
Chapter 17 Synthetic Aperture Radar
Chapter 18 Space-Based Remote Sensing Radars
Chapter 19 MetMeteorologicaldar
Chapter 20 HF Over-the-Horizon Radar
Chapter 21 Ground Penetrating Radar
Chapter 22 Civil Marine Radar
Chapter 23 Bistatic Radar
Chapter 24 Electronic Counter-Countermeasures
Chapter 25 Radar Digital Signal Processing
Chapter 26 The Propagation Factor Fpf in the Radar Equation
Index
Biographical note
Merrill Skolnik has been affiliated with the
Johns Hopkins Radiation Laboratory, Sylvania, MIT Lincoln
Laboratory, and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory.
Summary: mixed
Rating: 4
I've owned Skolnik's "Radar Handbook" 2nd ed. for several years, and there are many copies of the 1st ed. in the area. I bought this new edition soon after it came out. In some respects it has been updated. However, in several areas I have found the earlier versions more helpful. Descriptions of recent developments have been added, but some of the material that has made the Radar Handbook a good reference has been taken out. Two examples:
The first ed. has 13 figures devoted to atmospheric absorption loss as a function of frequency, distance, and target altitude. They were reduced to 7 figures in the 2nd ed. In the 3rd ed. I could find no mention of atmospheric absorption. However, it discusses the propagation program AREPS.
The chapters on pulse doppler radar have about the same number of figures in the three editions. However, in the 3rd ed. fewer of the figures are for reference, and more are just to illustrate concepts. The four figures in the 2nd ed. that let you determine SNR for nonfluctuating (Marcum) or fluctuating (Swerling) targets were all replaced in the 3rd ed. with the approximation formulas due to Barton. That would be a good trade, except that eq. (4.25) has a serious typo: in the numerator, Km^{-1}(Pd,2ne) should be Km^{-1}(Pfa,2Npdi).
My recommendation is that if you work on radar design, you should own this book. However, if you have a previous edition, you should not give it away.
Summary: Is Volume 3 worth it?
Rating: 5
If you are a Radar engineer, then you already have one or more versions of this book on your shelf. I can't imagine doing my job without it. The question becomes whether or not you should go through the trouble of asking your company to buy it for you or just use the volume you have. I think most of the chapters are the same but I know that Chapter 8, Pulse Compression Radar, has been upgraded. Ducoff's description of stretch processing is concise and relevant to modern Radars. I convinced my company to buy it based on that reason alone.
Summary: An Excellent Radar Reference Book
Rating: 5
The day after I bought this book, I made a mistake telling a colleague about it, after which it was very difficult to track it down who has it and who is using it in a team of several Radar Engineers. They had all used it as a definitive reference book on any aspect of Radar design - it covers everything that you need to know and want to know right NOW about a Radar clearly and accurately.
If you are a newcomer and designing a Radar then buy a copy of 'Introduction to Radar' by Skolnik, which has a great source of information for the beginners and up and running Design Engineers, i.e. a good primer.
Summary: On Target For Radar Handbook
Rating: 5
Buy this book! I spent 3 years overseas(Aviano AB, Italy) in the USAF as an Electronic Warfare Systems tech, If you value information on RADAR fundamentals, you will buy this book. It provides the full range from basic theory to applications requiring integral calculus. You Will Learn from this book! The bulk is focussed on radar applications and theory. There are sections on ECM(Electronic Countermeasures). This is the only book that I have found to compile good information in one place...It IS the HANDBOOK. Yes, it's expensive, but it's worth it. Chip in and get a copy for your unit. For ECM troops, If you value your pilot's lives--READ and LEARN!
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