Machine learning of maritime fog forecast rules

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 714-724

  Tag, Paul M ^a   Peak, James E ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOG; MACHINE LEARNING; MARITIME FOG; WEATHER FORECAST;

USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0030482067     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1996)035<0714:MLOMFF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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