Sub-optimum coherent radar detection in a mixture of K-distributed and Gaussian clutter

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 39-47

  Gini, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coll rent radar detection; Linear quadratic detection; Non gaiissian chiller

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; INTEGRATION; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

COHERENT RADAR SIGNAL DETECTION; LINEAR QUADRATIC DETECTION;

RADAR CLUTTER;

EID: 0031069693     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:19970967     Document Type: Article

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