Some uncertain factor analysis and improvement in spaceborne synthetic aperture radar imaging

Signal Processing

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3202-3217

  Huang, Shi qi ^a   Liu, Dai zhi ^a  

^a XI'AN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aspect angle; Doppler parameter estimation; Range migration; Spaceborne SAR imaging; Speckle noise; Uncertain factor

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETISM; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ASPECT ANGLE; DOPPLER PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RANGE MIGRATION; SPACEBORNE SAR IMAGING; SPECKLE NOISE; UNCERTAIN FACTOR;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 34547947831     PISSN: 01651684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sigpro.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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