Shape classification of snow particle into snowflake and graupel using image processing

ICCAS-SICE 2009 - ICROS-SICE International Joint Conference 2009, Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 5451-5456

  Kubo, M ^a   Seto, K ^a   Muramoto, K ^a   Fujiyoshi, Y ^b   Shinoda, T ^c   Ohigashi, T ^c  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Graupel; Image processing; Shape classification; Snow particle; Snowflake

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC IMAGE PROCESSING; GRAY LEVEL IMAGE; GROWTH PROCESS; IEEE-1394; IMAGE FEATURES; RADAR METEOROLOGY; SHAPE CLASSIFICATION; SHAPE PARAMETERS; SHUTTER SPEED; SIDE VIEW; SNOW PARTICLES; STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION;

IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; METEOROLOGY; PROCESSING; RADAR;

SNOW;

EID: 77951143024     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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