Artificial neural network based microwave precipitation estimation using scattering index and polarization corrected temperature

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 358-364

  Mahesh, C ^a   Prakash, Satya ^a   Sathiyamoorthy, V ^a   Gairola, R M ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Microwave; Polarization corrected temperature; Rainfall; Scattering index

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; DATA SETS; GLOBAL ALGORITHMS; HORIZONTAL CHANNELS; MEGHA-TROPIQUES; OCEANIC REGIONS; POWER LAW; PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION; PRECIPITATION RADAR; RAIN RATES; RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; SCATTERING INDEX; SCATTERING INDICES; SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGERS; TEST DATA; TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSIONS; VERTICAL CHANNELS;

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERIC STRUCTURE; ESTIMATION; MICROWAVE SENSORS; MICROWAVES; NEURAL NETWORKS; POLARIZATION; RADAR; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RAIN GAGES; SCATTERING;

RAIN;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DATA SET; ESTIMATION METHOD; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL;

INDIA;

EID: 80054788214     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.09.003     Document Type: Article

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