An automated neural network cloud classifier for use over land and ocean surfaces

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1346-1362

  Miller, Shawn W ^a   Emery, William J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVHRR; CLOUD CLASSIFIER;

EID: 0031401868     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(1997)036<1346:AANNCC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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