Optimum signal processing for passive sonar range and bearing estimation

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1975, Pages 201-207

  Hahn, William Robert ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS, UNDERWATER;

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING;

SONAR;

EID: 0016523363     PISSN: 00014966     EISSN: NA     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1121/1.380646     Document Type: Article

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