Glossary of Terms

A-D

ABC

absorbing boundary conditions

ACF

auto-correlation function

A-D

analogue to digital

AM

amplitude modulation

AP

anti-personnel

AR

autoregressive

ARMA

autoregressive moving average

AT

anti-tank

B

bandwidth

CCF

crosscorrelation function

CD

compact disc

CMP

common midpoint

CP

circular polarisation

CRP

common reflection point

CW

continuous wave

D-A

digital to analogue

DGPS

differential global positioning system

DMO

depth migration offset

DSP

digital signal processor

E-G

E

electric field vector

EC

European Commission

ECCM

electronic counter counter measures

ECM

electronic counter measures

EMC

electromagnetic compatibility

ETSI

European Telecommunication Standards Institute

EU

European Union

FCC

Federal Communication Commission

FDFD

finite difference frequency domain

FDTD

finite-difference time domain

FET

field effect transistor

FFT

fast Fourier transform

FLOPS

floating point operations per second

FM

frequency modulation

FMCW

frequency modulated continuous wave

FT

Fourier transform

GaAs

gallium arsenide

GPR

ground penetrating radar

GPS

global positioning system

H-M

H

magnetic field vector

HM

holographic modulation

HP

horizontal polarisation

IEE

Institution of Electrical Engineers

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

IF

intermediate frequency

IFFT

inverse fast Fourier transform

IFT

inverse Fourier transform

INS

inertial navigation system

IR

impulse response

IRA

impulse radiating antenna

IRF

impulse response function

ITU

International Telecommunications Union

JPL

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

LASS

light activated semiconductor switch

LHCP

left-hand circular polarisation

LNA

low noise amplifier

MA

moving average

MAC

mine action centre

MOM

method of moments

MTI

moving target indicator

MUSIC

multiple signal classification

N-R

NGO

nongovernmental organisation

NM

noise modulation

NMO

normal moveout

NRPB

National Radiological Board

NTIA

National Telecommunications...