Insect ventral radar cross-section polarisation dependence measurements for radar entomology

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 502-508

  Hobbs, S E ^a   Aldhous, A C ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CAD Schroer UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ROTATION; TRANSCEIVERS;

CROSS SECTION VARIATION; POLARISATION DEPENDENCE; POLARISATION SIGNATURES; RADAR ENTOMOLOGY;

RADAR SYSTEMS;

EID: 33750930282     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:20060019     Document Type: Article

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