Preface |
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Solutions Based on Neural Networks |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (4) |
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5 | (2) |
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Physical Background of Atmospheric Remote Sensing |
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Overview of the Composition and Thermal Structure of the Earth's Atmosphere |
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Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere |
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8 | (1) |
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Vertical Distribution of Pressure and Density |
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9 | (1) |
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Thermal Structure of the Atmosphere |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (1) |
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Electromagnetic Wave Propagation |
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12 | (4) |
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Maxwell's Equations and the Wave Equation |
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12 | (1) |
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Reflection and Transmission at a Planar Boundary |
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Absorption of Electromagnetic Waves by Atmospheric Gases |
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16 | (3) |
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Mechanisms of Molecular Absorption |
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17 | (1) |
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Absorption Coefficients and Transmission Functions |
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17 | (1) |
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The Atmospheric Absorption Spectra |
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18 | (1) |
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Scattering of Electromagnetic Waves by Atmospheric Particles |
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19 | (3) |
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19 | (2) |
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The Rayleigh Approximation |
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21 | (1) |
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Comparison of Scattering and Absorption by Hydrometeors |
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22 | (1) |
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Radiative Transfer in a Nonscattering Planar-Stratified Atmosphere |
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22 | (8) |
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Equilibrium Radiation: Planck and Kirchhoff's Laws |
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24 | (1) |
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Radiative Transfer Due to Emission and Absorption |
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24 | (1) |
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Integral Form of the Radiative Transfer Equation |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (3) |
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Passive Spectrometer Systems |
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30 | (3) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (4) |
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35 | (2) |
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An Overview of Inversion Problems in Atmospheric Remote Sensing |
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37 | (18) |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Methods That Exploit Statistical Dependence |
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39 | (6) |
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39 | (2) |
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Linear and Nonlinear Regression Methods |
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41 | (4) |
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Physical Inversion Methods |
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45 | (3) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (2) |
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48 | (1) |
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Improved Retrieval Accuracy |
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48 | (1) |
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Improved Retrieval Efficiency |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (2) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (4) |
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52 | (3) |
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Signal Processing and Data Representation |
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55 | (18) |
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Analysis of the Information Content of Hyperspectral Data |
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56 | (3) |
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Shannon Information Content |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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Principal Components Analysis (PCA) |
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59 | (10) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (2) |
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Principal Components Transforms |
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63 | (1) |
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The Projected PC Transform |
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64 | (3) |
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Evaluation of Radiance Compression Performance Using Two Different Metrics |
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67 | (2) |
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Representation of Nonlinear Features |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (3) |
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71 | (2) |
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Introduction to Multilayer Perceptron Neural Networks |
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A Brief Overview of Machine Learning |
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74 | (8) |
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Supervised and Unsupervised Learning |
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74 | (1) |
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Classification and Regression |
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74 | (1) |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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Feedforward Neural Networks |
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78 | (4) |
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Feedforward Multilayer Perceptron Neural Networks |
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82 | (3) |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (9) |
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85 | (8) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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A Practical Guide to Neural Network Training |
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97 | (18) |
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Data Set Assembly and Organization |
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97 | (3) |
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98 | (1) |
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The Importance of an Extensive and Comprehensive Data Set |
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98 | (1) |
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98 | (2) |
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100 | (1) |
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Number of Hidden Layers and Nodes |
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100 | (1) |
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Adaptive Model Building Techniques |
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101 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (3) |
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Calculation of the Error Gradient Using Backpropagation |
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102 | (2) |
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First-Order Optimization: Gradient Descent |
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104 | (1) |
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Second-Order Optimization: Levenberg-Marquardt |
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104 | (1) |
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Underfitting and Overfitting |
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105 | (2) |
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Regularization Techniques |
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107 | (4) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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112 | (3) |
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114 | (1) |
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Pre- and Post-Processing of Atmospheric Data |
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115 | (22) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (1) |
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Filtering of Interfering Signals |
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118 | (6) |
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119 | (1) |
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Stochastic Cloud Clearing |
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120 | (4) |
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124 | (10) |
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125 | (4) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (3) |
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134 | (3) |
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135 | (2) |
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Neural Network Jacobian Analysis |
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137 | (12) |
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Calculation of the Neural Network Jacobian |
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138 | (1) |
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Neural Network Error Analysis Using the Jacobian |
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139 | (4) |
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The Network Weight Jacobian |
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139 | (1) |
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The Network Input Jacobian |
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140 | (1) |
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Use of the Jacobian to Assess Noise Contribution |
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141 | (2) |
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Retrieval System Optimization Using the Jacobian |
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143 | (3) |
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Noise Smoothing Versus Atmospheric Smoothing |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (3) |
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148 | (1) |
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Neural Network Retrieval of Precipitation from Passive Microwave Observations |
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149 | (30) |
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Structure of the Algorithm |
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149 | (4) |
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Physical Basis of Preprocessing |
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150 | (3) |
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Physical Basis of Post-Processing |
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153 | (1) |
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Signal Processing Components |
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153 | (12) |
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Limb-and-Surface Corrections |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (4) |
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Cloud Clearing by Regional Laplacian Interpolation |
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159 | (4) |
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Temperature-Profile and Water-Vapor-Profile Principal Components |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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Development of the Algorithm |
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165 | (3) |
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Retrieval Performance Evaluation |
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168 | (7) |
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Image Comparisons of NEXRAD and AMSU/HSB |
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168 | (1) |
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Numerical Comparisons of NEXRAD and AMSU/HSB Retrievals |
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169 | (4) |
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Global Retrievals of Rain and Snow |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (4) |
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176 | (3) |
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Neural Network Retrieval of Atmospheric Profiles from Microwave and Hyperspectral Infrared Observations |
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179 | (26) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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Retrieval Performance Comparisons with Simulated Clear-Air AIRS Radiances |
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181 | (7) |
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Simulation of AIRS Radiances |
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182 | (1) |
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An Iterated Minimum-Variance Technique for the Retrieval of Atmospheric Profiles |
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183 | (1) |
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Retrieval Performance Comparisons |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (3) |
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Validation of the PPC/NN Algorithm with AIRS/AMSU Observations of Partially Cloudy Scenes over Land and Ocean |
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188 | (13) |
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Cloud Clearing of AIRS Radiances |
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188 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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AIRS/AMSU Channel Selection |
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189 | (1) |
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PPC/NN Retrieval Enhancements for Variable Sensor Scan Angle and Surface Pressure |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (4) |
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Retrieval Performance Sensitivity Analyses |
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194 | (4) |
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Discussion and Future Work |
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198 | (3) |
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201 | (4) |
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202 | (3) |
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Discussion of Future Work |
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205 | (6) |
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Bayesian Approaches for Neural Network Training and Error Characterization |
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205 | (1) |
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Soft Computing: Neuro-Fuzzy Systems |
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206 | (1) |
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Nonstationarity Considerations: Neural Network Applications for Climate Studies |
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207 | (4) |
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209 | (2) |
About the Authors |
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211 | (2) |
Index |
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