Accurate K-distributed clutter model for scanning radar application

IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-167

  Roy, L P ^a   Kumar, R V R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUTTER MODELS; DETECTION METHODS; DETECTION SCHEME; DETECTOR DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; K-DISTRIBUTED; K-DISTRIBUTED CLUTTER; LAND CLUTTER; LIKELIHOOD RATIO TESTS; MACROSCOPIC PHENOMENA; MEASURED DATA; NON-GAUSSIAN; SCANNING RADAR; SEA CLUTTERS; SEARCH RADAR; TARGET SIGNALS;

CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); DETECTORS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; RADAR; RADAR CLUTTER; RADAR EQUIPMENT; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RADAR THEORY; SCANNING; TEXTURES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 77953486686     PISSN: 17518784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rsn.2009.0108     Document Type: Article

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