Radiometrically accurate scene-based nonuniformity correction for array sensors

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1890-1899

  Ratliff, Bradley M ^a   Hayat, Majeed M ^a   Tyo, J Scott ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CAMERAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFRARED IMAGING; RADIOMETRY;

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS;

IMAGE SENSORS;

EID: 0141955028     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.20.001890     Document Type: Article

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