Comparison of estimation schemes for the K-distribution shape parameter

2009 International Radar Conference "Surveillance for a Safer World", RADAR 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Dong, Yunhan ^a   Crisp, David ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

K distribution; Sea clutter; Shape parameter; Shape parameter estimation

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION SCHEMES; K-DISTRIBUTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATOR; ML ESTIMATION; SEA CLUTTERS; SHAPE PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SHAPE PARAMETERS; STATISTICAL PROPERTIES;

MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; RADAR; RADAR CLUTTER;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

EID: 77952635681     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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