Development of a neural network algorithm for the retrieval of TPW from NOAA16 AMSU measurements

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 4045-4060

  Singh, D ^a   Bhatia, R C ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETERS; RADIOSONDES; SOUNDING APPARATUS; WIND;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNIT DATUM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NETWORK-BASED ALGORITHM; NEURAL NETWORK ALGORITHM; RADIOSONDE OBSERVATIONS; TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS;

RAIN;

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; NOAA SATELLITE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RADIOSONDE; SATELLITE DATA;

ARABIAN SEA; BAY OF BENGAL; INDIAN OCEAN;

EID: 46349085412     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160701772518     Document Type: Article

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