Experimental evaluation of the range-doppler coupling on HF surface wave radars

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 850-854

  Bruno, Luigi ^a   Braca, Paolo ^a   Horstmann, Jochen ^a   Vespe, Michele ^a  

^a Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) waveform; High frequency surface wave radar (HFSWR); Ocean remote sensing; Over the horizon radar; Range Doppler coupling; Ship detection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890840579     PISSN: 1545598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LGRS.2012.2226203     Document Type: Article

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