Investigation of the variability of Doppler spectra with radar frequency and grazing angle

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 291-298

  Lamont Smith, T ^a  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPPLER EFFECT; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR SYSTEMS;

GRAZING ANGLE; RADAR BACKSCATTER; RADAR FREQUENCY;

DOPPLER RADAR;

EID: 10044275321     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:20040859     Document Type: Article

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