Modelling X-band sea clutter with the K-distribution: Shape parameter variation

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Crisp, David J ^a   Rosenberg, Luke ^a   Stacy, Nick J ^a   Dong, Yunhan ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

K distribution; Ocean backscatter; Sea clutter; Shape parameter

Indexed keywords

AZIMUTH ANGLES; GRAZING ANGLES; K-DISTRIBUTION; MARITIME RADAR; OCEAN WINDS; PERFORMANCE MODELLING; POLARISATION; RADAR RESOLUTION; SEA CLUTTERS; SHAPE PARAMETERS; WAVE CONDITIONS; WIND WAVE;

BACKSCATTERING; OCEANOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RADAR; RADAR CLUTTER; RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION; TRACKING RADAR;

RADAR MEASUREMENT;

EID: 77952660398     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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