Estimation of the parameters of the K-distribution using higher order and fractional moments

IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1453-1457

  Robert Iskander, D ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

FRACTIONAL MOMENTS;

RADAR CLUTTER;

EID: 0033335598     PISSN: 00189251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/7.805463     Document Type: Article

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