Ship detection by the RADARSAT SAR: Validation of detection model predictions

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 48-59

  Vachon, P W ^a   Campbell, J W M ^b   Bjerkelund, C A ^a   Dobson, F W ^c   Rey, M T ^d  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b CCRS from Intermap   (Canada)

^c BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^d DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR TRACKING; SHIPS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER WAVES; WIND;

MODEL VALIDATION; SHIP DETECTION;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 0031101258     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.1997.10874677     Document Type: Article

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