Neural network analysis of the radiative interaction between neighboring pixels in inhomogeneous clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D13, 2001, Pages 14465-14484

  Faure, Thierry ^a,b   Isaka, Harumi ^a   Guillemet, Bernard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CLOUD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER;

EID: 0034850640     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900686     Document Type: Article

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