TABLE OF CONTENTS The following abbreviations and acronyms are used in this book.
| Acronym | Meaning |
|---|---|
| AEW | Airborne early warning |
| ac | Alternating current |
| ADC | Analog-to-digital converter |
| A/D | Analog-to-digital [converter] |
| AGC | Automatic gain control |
| AM | Amplitude modulation |
| CFAR | Constant false alarm rate |
| COHO | Coherent oscillator |
| COSRO | Conical scan on receive only |
| CP | Circular polarization |
| CPI | Coherent processing interval |
| CRT | Cathode-ray tube |
| CW | Continuous wave |
| D/A | Digital-to-analog (converter) |
| dBi | Decibels with respect to isotropic gain |
| DBS | Doppler beam sharpening |
| dBsm | Decibels with respect to one square meter |
| dc | Direct current |
| DOF | Degrees of freedom |
| ECM | Electronic countermeasures |
| ECCM | Electronic counter-countermeasures |
| ERP | Effective radiated power |
| ESJ | Escort screening jammer |
| EW | Electronic warfare |
| FIR | Finite impulse response (filter) |
| FM | Frequency modulation |
| IF | Intermediate frequency |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| LNA | Low-noise amplifier |
| LSB | Least significant bit |
| MFAR | Multifunction array radar |
| MTD | Moving-target detector |
| MTI | Moving-target indicator |
| PD | Pulsed doppler |
| | Probability density function |
| PRF | Pulse repetition frequency |
| PRI | Pulse repetition interval |
| RCS | Radar cross section |
| RF | Radio frequency |
| SAR | Synthetic aperture radar |
| SCV | Subclutter visibility |
| SIR | Signal-to-interference ratio |
| SNR | Signal-to-noise ratio |
| SOJ | Stand-off jammer |
| SS | Sea state |
| SSJ | Self-screening jammer |
| STALO | Stable local oscillator |
| STAP | Space-time adaptive processing |
| STC | Sensitivity time control |
| T/R | Transmit/receive (switch, module) |
| 2-D | Two-dimensional |
| 3-D | Three-dimensional |
