Clutter suppression for high-resolution atmospheric observations using multiple receivers and multiple frequencies

Radio Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Yu, T Y ^a   Furumoto, J I ^b   Yamamoto, M ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA SIDELOBES; ATMOSPHERIC LAYERS; ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC RADARS; CLUTTER SUPPRESSION; DEGRADED PERFORMANCE; FOURIER; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; MATHEMATICAL REPRESENTATIONS; MULTI FREQUENCY; MULTI-RECEIVER; MULTIPLE FREQUENCY; MULTIPLE RECEIVERS; RANGE GATES; RANGE IMAGING; RANGE RESOLUTION; RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT; THIN LAYERS; VERTICAL DIRECTION;

ASYMPTOTIC ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; THIN FILMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

PLASTICS MOLDING MACHINES;

EID: 77956218265     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009RS004330     Document Type: Article

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