Neural network model for atmospheric attenuation retrieval between 20 and 50 GHz by means of dual-frequency microwave radiometers

Radio Science

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Barthes, Laurent ^a   Mallet, Cécile ^a   Gole, Peter ^a  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric attenuation; Neural networks; Propagation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; MICROWAVE DEVICES; NEURAL NETWORKS; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES;

ATMOSPHERIC ATTENUATION; DUAL-FREQUENCY MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION;

EID: 0346215896     PISSN: 00486604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002rs002813     Document Type: Article

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