A comparison of constant false alarm rate object detection algorithms for iceberg identification in L- and C-band SAR imagery of the Labrador Sea

Færch, Laust; Dierking, Wolfgang; Hughes, Nick; Doulgeris, Anthony P.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-5335-2023

Articles | Volume 17, issue 12

https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-5335-2023

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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-17-5335-2023

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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 17, issue 12

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15 Dec 2023

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A comparison of constant false alarm rate object detection algorithms for iceberg identification in L- and C-band SAR imagery of the Labrador Sea

Laust Færch, Wolfgang Dierking, Nick Hughes, and Anthony P. Doulgeris

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