Statistical scattering model for high-resolution sonar images: Characterisation and parameter estimation

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 264-270

  Bisceglie, M Di ^a   Galdi, C ^b   Griffiths, H D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC IMAGING; ACOUSTIC WAVE SCATTERING; ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RANDOM PROCESSES; REVERBERATION; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

STATISTICAL SCATTERING MODEL;

SONAR;

EID: 0033345003     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:19990711     Document Type: Article

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