Coherent Detection of Radar Targets in a Non-Gaussian Background

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 330-340

  Sangston, Kevin J ^a   Gerlach, Karl R ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR SYSTEMS; RADAR TRACKING; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COHERENT DETECTION; NON GAUSSIAN BACKGROUND; RADAR TARGETS;

RADAR CLUTTER;

EID: 0028408973     PISSN: 00189251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/7.272258     Document Type: Article

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