Change detection for low-frequency SAR ground surveillance

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 413-420

  Ulander, L M H ^a   Lundberg, M ^a   Pierson, W ^b   Gustavsson, A ^a  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SPACE SURVEILLANCE;

CHANGE DETECTION ALGORITHMS; RADAR DATA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 29144459859     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:20050002     Document Type: Conference Paper

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