On an enhanced PERSIANN-CCS algorithm for precipitation estimation

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 922-932

  Mahrooghy, Majid ^a   Anantharaj, Valentine G ^b   Younan, Nicolas H ^a   Aanstoos, James ^a   Hsu, Kuo Lin ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Data processing; Neural networks; Pattern detection; Remote sensing; Satellite observations

Indexed keywords

CLOUD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS; CLOUD IMAGE; EQUITABLE THREAT SCORE; PATTERN DETECTION; PRECIPITATION ESTIMATION; RAINFALL ESTIMATES; REMOTELY SENSED IMAGERY; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; STUDY AREAS;

ALGORITHMS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CURVE FITTING; DATA PROCESSING; FEATURE EXTRACTION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; RAIN; REMOTE SENSING;

ESTIMATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; DATA PROCESSING; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; THRESHOLD;

EID: 84868229759     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00146.1     Document Type: Article

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