M-ary bayes estimator selection for QuikSCAT simultaneous wind and rain retrieval

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 49, Issue 11 PART 2, 2011, Pages 4431-4444

  Owen, Michael P ^a   Long, David G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bayes estimation; QuikSCAT; resolution enhancement; scatterometry; simultaneous wind rain retrieval; wind retrieval

Indexed keywords

BAYES ESTIMATION; QUIKSCAT; RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT; SCATTEROMETRY; SIMULTANEOUS WIND/RAIN RETRIEVAL; WIND RETRIEVAL;

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; RAIN;

ESTIMATION;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ERROR ANALYSIS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; QUIKSCAT; RAINFALL; SCATTEROMETER; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 80455155160     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2011.2143721     Document Type: Article

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