Polarimetric radar calibration method using polarization-preserving and polarization-selective reflectors

IEICE Transactions on Communications

Volumn E88-B, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 3428-3434

  Fujita, Masaharu ^a,b   Murakami, Chikage ^c  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b American Meteorological Society   (United States)

^c FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dihedral; Polarimetry; SAR; SIR C; Trihedral

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CALIBRATION; CROSSTALK; ERROR ANALYSIS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; MIRRORS; POLARIMETERS;

DIHEDRAL; SAR; SPACEBORNE IMAGING RADAR C (SIR)-C; TRIHEDRAL;

RADAR ANTENNAS;

EID: 26044478232     PISSN: 09168516     EISSN: 17451345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietcom/e88-b.8.3428     Document Type: Conference Paper

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