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SAR Super-Resolution Imaging Method Based on Spectral Estimation

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Super-resolution information processing technology of synthetic aperture radar uses super-resolution imaging algorithms, namely the use of high-resolution spectral estimation methods to alternate Fourier spectrum estimation method, the extrapolation of efficient signal spectrum or the adaptive weighting methods.

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    Ruliang Yang

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Haiying Li

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Shiqiang Li

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Ping Zhang

  5. East China Research Institute of Electronic Engineering (ECRIEE), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Lulu Tan

  6. China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology, Beijing, China

    Xiangwu Gao

  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

    Xueyan Kang

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Yang, R. et al. (2018). SAR Super-Resolution Imaging Method Based on Spectral Estimation. In: High-Resolution Microwave Imaging. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7138-6_15

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