Improved imaging and image analysis system for application to measurement of small ice crystals

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1811-1824

  Kuhn, T ^a   Grishin, I ^b   Sloan, J J ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Fourier analysis; Ice crystals; Ice loss growth; In situ atmospheric observations; Software

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC OBSERVATIONS; AUTOMATED METHODS; CRYOGENIC FLOW; EDGE DETECTORS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIXED TEMPERATURE; FOURIER; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-RESOLUTION IMAGING; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE LOSS; ICE PARTICLES; IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS; IMAGING INSTRUMENTS; MANUAL CLASSIFICATION; MICROPHYSICAL PROCESS; PIECEWISE INTEGRATION; PIXEL RESOLUTION; PRECISE CONTROL; SATURATED WATER; SHAPE DESCRIPTORS; SHAPE RECOGNITION; SIZE AND SHAPE;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRYOGENICS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; GEOMETRY; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PARTICLE SIZE;

ICE;

EID: 84872243289     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00199.1     Document Type: Letter

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