Translation to the normal distribution for radar clutter

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-22

  Lamont Smith, T ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

RAYLEIGH DISTRIBUTED COMPONENT; SINUSOIDAL BOUND SYSTEM;

RADAR CLUTTER;

EID: 0033896546     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:20000043     Document Type: Article

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