Neural networks for automated classification of ionospheric irregularities in HF radar backscattered signals

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 21-28

  Wing, S ^a   Greenwald, R A ^a   Meng, C I ^a   Sigillito, V G ^a   Hutton, L V ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automated; HF radar; Neural networks

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; NEURAL NETWORKS; RADAR CLUTTER; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

MULTILAYER FEEDBACK NETWORKS (MLFN);

METEOROLOGICAL RADAR;

EID: 0142188696     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003rs002869     Document Type: Article

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