Amplitude Distribution of Composite Terrain Radar Clutter and the K-Distribution

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 1984, Pages 1049-1062

  Jao, Jen King ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY;

RADAR INTERFERENCE;

EID: 0021513070     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: 15582221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.1984.1143200     Document Type: Article

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