Unified framework for modern synthetic aperture imaging algorithms

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 343-358

  Gough, Peter T ^a   Hawkins, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Sonar; Synthetic aperture algorithms; Synthetic apertures

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GEOMETRY; HISTORY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; REMOTE SENSING; SONAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURES;

CHIRP SCALING ALGORITHM; RECONSTRUCTION ALGORITHM; SYNTHETIC APERTURE IMAGING;

IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0030682790     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(1997)8:4<343::AID-IMA2>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Article

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