A constant false alarm rate (CFAR) detector for RADARSAT-2 along-track interferometry

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-84

  Chiu, Shen ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CAPACITY; INTERFEROMETRY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; RADAR CLUTTER; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ALONG-TRACK INTERFEROMETRY (ATI); CONSTANT FALSE ALARM RATE (CFAR) DETECTOR; GROUND MOVING TARGET INDICATION (GMTI) MODE; STATIONARY CLUTTER;

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EID: 19544391286     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m04-057     Document Type: Article

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