TABLE OF CONTENTS The following symbols are used in equations and text. The section numbers listed are the locations of their first use.
| Symbol | Meaning | Section |
|---|---|---|
| A | Radius of sphere | 1.2.1 |
| Area of flat plate | 3.1.2 | |
| Area of shadow behind target | 3.5.1 | |
| Azimuth angle | 4.1.2 | |
| A( f) | Voltage spectrum | 5.1 |
| A( f, R) | Correlation factor for oscillator noise | 5.4.5 |
| A 0( f) | Fine line spectrum | 2.3.1 |
| Spectral envelope produced by antenna scanning | 5.3.1 | |
| A 1( f) | Line (Dirac delta function) at frequency f | 5.3.1 |
| A 2( f) | Pulse spectral envelope | 2.3.1 |
| A b | Azimuth of beam axis | 3.6.5 |
| Blockage area | 4.2.5 | |
| A c | Area of surface clutter | 1.5.4 |
| A i | Effective receiving aperture of intercept receiving system | 1.2.3 |
| A m | Azimuth search sector | 1.3.1 |
| A p | Effective flat-plate area of sphere | 3.1.2 |
| Azimuth of radar platform velocity vector | 3.6.5 | |
| Area of rectangular aperture | 4.2.1 | |
| A r | Effective receiving aperture area | 1.2.1 |
| Amplitude of scattered target signal on reflected path | 8.5.3 | |
| A r, A t | Aperture areas of transmitting, receiving antennas | 9.1.1 |
| A r max | Maximum allowable aperture area | 7.2.3 |
| A t | Amplitude of scattered target signal on direct path | 8.5.3 |
| A w | Azimuth of wind velocity vector | 3.6.5 |
| a | Weibull distribution spread parameter | 2.6.2 |
| Radius of sphere | 3.1.1 | |
| Side length of corner reflector | 3.2.2 | |
| Earth's radius | 1.5.1 | |
| Weibull spread parameter | 3.6.4 | |
| Width of rectangular waveguide | 4.3.3 | |
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