On the calibration of the helicopter borne polarimetric radar René

Annales des Telecommunications/Annals of Telecommunications

Volumn 51, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 245-257

  Le Loch Duplex, Nathalie ^a,c,d,e   Vidal Madjar, Daniel ^a   Hardange, Jean Philippe ^b,f,g,h  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

^b THALES   (France)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e ONERA   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^g Radar Counter Measures Div T

^h Imaging Radar Engineering Department

Author keywords

Airborne radar; Calibration; Continuous wave radar; Dihedron; Frequency modulation; Polarimetry; Reflector; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142133313     PISSN: 00034347     EISSN: 19589395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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