Detection of low observable targets within sea clutter by structure function based multifractal analysis

IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 136-143

  Hu, Jing ^b   Tung, Wen Wen ^c   Gap, Jianbo ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal; Radar; Sea clutter; Structure function based multifractal analysis; Target detection

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MULTIFRACTAL THEORY; SEA CLUTTERS; STRUCTURE FUNCTION BASED MULTIFRACTAL ANALYSIS;

DATA REDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; FRACTALS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; RADAR ANTENNAS; SEA LEVEL;

TARGET TRACKING;

EID: 33749564885     PISSN: 0018926X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TAP.2005.861541     Document Type: Article

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