Structure-function-based approach to analyzing received signals for spaced antenna radars

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 71-725

  Praskovsky, Alexander A ^a   Praskovskaya, Eleanor A ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

6904 Radio Science: Atmospheric propagation; 6924 Radio Science: Interferometry; 6969 Radio Science: Remote sensing; 6974 Radio Science: Signal processing

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; RADAR CROSS SECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

STRUCTURE FUNCTIONS (SF);

RADAR ANTENNAS;

EID: 0142188695     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001rs002544     Document Type: Article

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