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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.
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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

