Experimental evaluation of adaptive beamforming methods and interference models for high frequency over-the-horizon radar systems

Multidimensional Systems and Signal Processing

Volumn 14, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 241-263

  Fabrizio, G A ^a,b,c   Gray, D A ^c   Turley, M D ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b SPRI Building   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive beamforming; Interference models; Over the horizon radar

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); EVALUATION; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; IONOSPHERIC ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING METHODS; INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION; OVER THE HORIZON RADAR SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TO INTERFERENCE PLUS NOISE RATIO;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 0037288424     PISSN: 09236082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022237528629     Document Type: Article

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