Detection of ship targets in COSMO-SkyMed SAR images

IEEE National Radar Conference - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 928-933

  Pastina, D ^a   Fico, F ^a   Lombardo, P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FALSE ALARMS; PROCESSING CHAIN; SAR IMAGES; SHIP TARGETS; SINGLE-LOOK COMPLEXES;

SHIPS; STORMS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 80052497150     PISSN: 10975659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RADAR.2011.5960672     Document Type: Conference Paper

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