Combined IR-microwave satellite retrieval of temperature and dewpoint profiles using artificial neural networks

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2051-2067

  Kuligowski, R J ^a   Barros, A P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; MICROWAVES; NEURAL NETWORKS; WEATHER SATELLITES;

MICROWAVE SATELLITE RETRIEVAL;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DEW POINT; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 0035507689     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2001)040<2051:CIMSRO>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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