Polarmetrc Radar Backscatterng From Reciprocal Random Targets

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1990, Pages 856-864

  Tragl, Karl ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES - BACKSCATTERING;

CHARACTERISTIC POLARIZATIONS; DETERMINISTIC TARGETS; OPTIMAL POLARIZATION THEORY; POLARIMETRIC RADAR BACKSCATTERING; POLARIZATION SIGNATURES; TARGET COVARIANCE MATRIX;

RADAR IMAGING;

EID: 0025488616     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: 15580644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.58973     Document Type: Article

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