Investigating possible bistatic configurations for ship wake imaging through simulation

We consider the context of marine surveillance and ocean imaging with bistatic radar. Since these systems are not yet mainstream and somewhat costly, not much experience has been accumulated yet in the literature and their usefulness is still under debate. We propose an approach to find potentially interesting bistatic configurations that could be used in the future to monitor the ocean, and especially ship wakes. First, we review the important acquisition parameters and how their choice might influence the final image. These considerations are then validated through simulation for frequencies above 1 GHz.