Segmentation of clouds using cluster analysis

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1985, Pages 717-731

  Seddon, Anita M ^a   Hunt, Garry E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAMMING - ALGORITHMS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; METEOROLOGY - CLIMATOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS TRANSFORMATION; SEGMENTATION OF CLOUDS;

PATTERN RECOGNITION;

EID: 0022267304     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431168508948493     Document Type: Article

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