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FIGURE 6.24   Self-masking and guard cells in CA CFAR: (a) threshold using no
               guard cells, (b) threshold using three guard cells to each side of the test cell.
               See text for details.



                     If the dominant interference is clutter rather than thermal noise or jamming,
               the interference will often be highly heterogeneous. The radar may collect data
               over a terrain region that is, for instance, part open field and part forested, or
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