Optimization of an instance-based GOES cloud classification algorithm

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-49

  Bankert, Richard L ^a   Wade, Robert H ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTIMIZATION;

CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION;

CLOUDS;

ALGORITHM; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; GOES; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 33846837523     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2451.1     Document Type: Article

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