Cloud classification using the textural features of Meteosat images

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 21, 2004, Pages 4491-4503

  Ameur, Z ^a   Ameur, S ^a   Adane, A ^b   Sauvageot, H ^c   Bara, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ MOULOUD MAMMERI   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^c OBSERVATOIRE MIDI PYRÉNÉES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); HISTOLOGY; INFRARED IMAGING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SATELLITES;

METEOSAT IMAGES; TEXTURAL FEATURES;

CLOUDS;

CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; METEOSAT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEGMENTATION; TEXTURE;

EID: 8744232119     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160410001735120     Document Type: Article

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