Parameter estimation of texture in high-resolution radar clutter by Mellin transform

Modulation in the mean value of power (sigma⁰) from diffuse radar backscattering necessitates a compound model for high-resolution clutter statistics. Non-stationary internal structures in the scene under observation result in strong fluctuations in sigma⁰, and are identified as textures in the backscattering. Texture detection in clutter leads to interpretation of the surface structures present in the high-resolution cells under observation. This paper presents a method of simulating such texture, and estimation of its parameters by the application of Mellin transform.