Three-dimensional resolution for circular synthetic aperture radar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6568, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Moore, Linda J ^a   Potter, Lee C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D; Circular aperture; Depth of focus; Resolution; SAR; Scattering persistence

Indexed keywords

CRAMER-RAO BOUNDS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

CIRCULAR APERTURE; DEPTH OF FOCUS; SCATTERING PERSISTENCE;

RADAR IMAGING;

EID: 35948940893     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.723142     Document Type: Conference Paper

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