Three-channel processing for improved geo-location performance in SAR-based GMTI interferometry

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8394, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Deming, Ross W ^a   MacIntosh, Scott ^b   Best, Matthew ^c  

^a SOLID STATE SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Air Force Electronic Systems Center ^*

^c Air Force Materiel Command   (United States)

Author keywords

clutter suppression interferometry; GMTI; moving target indication; Radar interferometry; SAR; synthetic aperture radar

Indexed keywords

CLUTTER SUPPRESSION; GMTI; MOVING TARGET INDICATION; RADAR INTERFEROMETRY; SAR;

ALGORITHMS; CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION; CLUTTER (INFORMATION THEORY); INTERFEROMETRY; RADAR IMAGING; TARGET TRACKING; TRACKING RADAR;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 84862674321     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.917700     Document Type: Conference Paper

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