Robust space-time adaptive processing (STAP) in non-Gaussian clutter environments

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 84-93

  Tsakalides, P ^a   Nikias, C L ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE FILTERING; CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); DOPPLER EFFECT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STATISTICAL METHODS;

NON-GAUSSIAN CLUTTER; SPACE TIME ADAPTIVE PROCESSING;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032626066     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:19990233     Document Type: Article

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