Multi-layer perceptron neural network based algorithm for estimating precipitable water vapour from MODIS NIR data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 617-621

  Wang, W ^a,b   Sun, X ^a   Zhang, R ^a   Li, Z ^a,c   Zhu, Z ^a   Su, H ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^d Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); VAPORS; WATER;

MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS); MULTI-LAYER PERCEPTRON NEURAL NETWORK; PRECIPITABLE WATER VAPOUR;

REMOTE SENSING;

ALGORITHM; MODIS; NEAR INFRARED; REMOTE SENSING; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 33645721933     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500227706     Document Type: Article

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