X-band sea-clutter nonstationarity: Influence of long waves

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-283

  Greco, Maria ^a   Bordoni, Federica ^a   Gini, Fulvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; DATA RECORDING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; FREQUENCY MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADAR CLUTTER; STATISTICAL METHODS;

HIGH RESOLUTION RADAR; NON GAUSSIAN CLUTTER; PHENOMENOLOGICAL MODELING; RADAR SEA SURFACE CLUTTER; X BAND SEA CLUTTER;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 3943087702     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2004.828548     Document Type: Article

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