Full polarimetric beam-forming algorithm for through-the-wall radar imaging

Radio Science

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Zhang, Wenji ^a   Hoorfar, Ahmad ^a   Thajudeen, Christopher ^a   Ahmad, Fauzia ^a  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM FORMERS; CROSS POLARIZATIONS; DELAY EFFECTS; FAR FIELD; HIGH QUALITY; IMAGING ALGORITHM; LAYERED MEDIUM; MULTILAYER WALLS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; RINGING EFFECT; SCATTERING MECHANISMS; TARGET CHARACTERIZATION; WALL REFLECTION;

ALGORITHMS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; WAVE PROPAGATION;

RADAR IMAGING;

EID: 80055029195     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010RS004631     Document Type: Article

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