Backscatter Gain and Array Modeling for a Large-Aperture High-Power Radar

A robust software package was developed for modeling the far field radiation pattern of phased array radars. The application of this package will assist SRI International’s Geospace Division model the radiation pattern of their AMISR arrays. With this package, SRI will be able to calibrate their measurements of phenomena occurring in the upper atmosphere. Additionally, tools have been developed for beam analysis and radiation pattern characterization. Methods of validation for the computed radiation pattern’s accuracy are included in the package