Theory of radar detection in coherent Weibull clutter

IEE Proceedings F: Communications Radar and Signal Processing

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 174-190

  Farina, A ^a   Russo, A ^a   Scannapieco, F ^a   Barbarossa, S ^a  

^a Intecs SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Detection; Noise and interference; Radar and radionavigation

Indexed keywords

PROBABILITY; SIGNAL DETECTION - NOISE, SPURIOUS SIGNAL;

PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR DETECTION; TARGET ECHO; WEIBULL CLUTTER; WHITE GAUSSIAN NOISE;

RADAR INTERFERENCE;

EID: 0023328234     PISSN: 01437070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-f-1.1987.0034     Document Type: Article

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