Symmetry properties of the circular polarization covariance matrix

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 719-738

  Michelson, David G ^a   Cumming, Ian G ^a   Livingstone, Charles E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); CONSTRAINT THEORY; DIVERSITY RECEPTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; MATRIX ALGEBRA; RADAR;

CIRCULAR POLARIZATION COVARIANCE MATRIX; RADAR LINE OF SIGHT;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION;

EID: 0030673052     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939397X00936     Document Type: Article

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