An analysis of single image defogging methods using a color ellipsoid framework

Eurasip Journal on Image and Video Processing

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Gibson, Kristofor B ^a,b   Nguyen, Truong Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAC+USC Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPTH CUE; DEPTH DISCONTINUITIES; DICHROMATIC MODEL; GAUSSIAN MIXTURE MODEL; OBSERVATION WINDOW; SINGLE IMAGES;

COLOR VISION;

COLOR;

EID: 84887081221     PISSN: 16875176     EISSN: 16875281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1687-5281-2013-37     Document Type: Article

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