This paper proposes a unified clutter model incorporating the effects of range walk and array rotation for space-time adaptive processing(STAP) in airborne multi-channel early-warning radar.Based on this clutter model,STAP performance is then analyzed from the perspective of covariance matrix tapering(CMT).For STAP performance degradation due to array rotation,a determinate compensation method is proposed based on the CMT method.Numerical examples are provided to verify the analysis and the proposed compensation method.
