Cell-averaging CFAR gain in spatially correlated K-distributed clutter

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 321-327

  Watts, S ^a  

^a Racal Radar Defence Systems Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell averaging CFAR gain; CFAR detector; Detection performance; K distribution

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CORRELATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; MODULATION; PROBABILITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

AVERAGE SIGNAL TO CLUTTER RATIO; CLUTTER MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; RAYLEIGH CLUTTER;

RADAR CLUTTER;

EID: 0030261157     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:19960745     Document Type: Article

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