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Four algorithms, namely root cycle cancellation, singular-value decomposition (SVD) suppression, wavelet weighted reconstruction, and empirical mode decomposition (EMD) weighted reconstruction and their corresponding suppression methods are introduced. Then, the differences between the four algorithms before and after sea-clutter suppression are compared and analyzed. The average clutter-suppression and target-suppression amplitudes are selected as measures to verify the suppression effect. Sea-clutter data collected in the high-sea state, low-sea state, near-sea area, and far-sea area are selected for statistical analysis after suppression. 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