Fuzzy logic based melting layer recognition from 3 GHz dual polarization radar: Appraisal with NWP model and radio sounding observations

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 112, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 317-338

  Islam, Tanvir ^a   Rico Ramirez, Miguel A ^a   Han, Dawei ^a   Bray, Michaela ^a,b   Srivastava, Prashant K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; MELTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLARIZATION; RADAR; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84875380061     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-012-0721-z     Document Type: Article

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