An introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages 27-60

  Chan, Y K ^a   Koo, V C ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIRP MODULATION; DATA HANDLING; MATCHED FILTERS;

BASIC PRINCIPLES; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; FILTER APPROACH; FILTER RESPONSE; LINEAR FREQUENCY MODULATION; PULSE COMPRESSION TECHNIQUE; RADAR EQUATION; WAVE FORMS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 85013363620     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/pierb07110101     Document Type: Article

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