An algorithm for ship wake detection from the synthetic aperture radar images using the Radon transform and morphological image processing

Imaging Science Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 159-163

  Jin, Y Q ^a   Wang, S Q ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Radon transform morphological processing; Ship wake; Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034354710     PISSN: 13682199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13682199.2000.11784357     Document Type: Article

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