Spatial correlation analysis revisited: theory, and application to 'radar backscatter model' data

Radio Science

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 629-641

  Holdsworth, David A ^a  

^a Atmospheric Radar Systems   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGICAL RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; VELOCITY; WIND; ANTENNAS; CORRELATION METHODS; RADAR;

ATMOSPHERIC WIND VELOCITY; FULL CORRELATION ANALYSIS; RADAR BACKSCATTER MODEL; SPACED ANTENNA RADARS; TRIANGLE SIZE EFFECT;

CORRELATION METHODS; SPATIAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

ANTENNA SPACINGS; ATMOSPHERIC WINDS; CORRELATION TECHNIQUES; FULL CORRELATION ANALYSIS; RADAR BACKSCATTER; SPATIAL CORRELATION ANALYSIS; TRIANGLE SIZE EFFECTS; WIND VELOCITIES;

EID: 0032667401     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998RS900019     Document Type: Article

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