A Wiener filter-based synthetic aperture radar algorithm for microwave imaging of targets in layered media

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1227-1237

  Fallahpour, M ^a   Ghasr, M T ^a   Case, J T ^a   Zoughi, R ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

Multilayered structure; Synthetic aperture radar; Wiener filter

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MATERIALS TESTING; MILLIMETER WAVES; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; RADAR IMAGING; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACE-BASED RADAR;

FILTER-BASED; IMAGING ALGORITHM; LAYERED MEDIA; MICROWAVE IMAGING; MULTI-LAYERED STRUCTURE; RADAR APPLICATIONS; SINGLE-FREQUENCY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE IMAGING; WIDE-BAND; WIENER FILTER;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 81455134485     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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