A Pre-DopplerApproach forReduced Loss Bistatic STAP

Inthispaperweinvestigate theeffects ofbistatic clutter spectral dispersion onSTAPtechniques. Theuseof reducedd.o.f. algorithms isconsidered sincetheyenable localized training intherangedimension andthuslimited effects ofclutter non-stationarity. Tothisaim,theselection ofappropriate adaptive degrees offreedom isdemonstrated tobeacrucial issue. Duetotheir intrinsic capability toyield reduced adaptivity lossandtotheir limited computational load, Pre-Doppler STAPtechniques areshowntobeavery appealing solution forclutter cancellation andslowly moving target detection inbistatic radarsystems.