Fractal approach for sea clutter generation

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 147, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 189-197

  Berizzi, F ^a   Greco, M ^a   Verrazzani, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

SEA CLUTTER;

RADAR CLUTTER;

EID: 0034228147     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:20000465     Document Type: Article

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