A spaceborne radar for atmospheric observation must be able to detect atmospheric backscatter in the presence of clutter due to antenna sidelobes. Here, we analyze the problem in detail, deriving a method for computing clutter which includes the effects of all contributing transmit pulses, Doppler shifting, finite receiver bandwidth, and the curved Earth's surface. The results are applied to analysis of existing radars and design of future radar systems.
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