Biophysical regions identification using an artificial neuronal network: A case study in the South Western Atlantic

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 793-805

  Saraceno, Martin ^a   Provost, Christine ^a   Lebbah, Mustapha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Biophysical regions; Self organizing map; South Western Atlantic

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CHLOROPHYLL; CLIMATOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS); OCEANOGRAPHY; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; SATELLITES; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS;

BIOPHYSICAL REGIONS; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; HIERARCHICAL ASCENDING CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE GRADIENTS;

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 33646496588     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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