Title :
Tracking the evolution of rain patterns by means of modal matching
Author :
Dell´Acqua, Fabio ; Gamba, Paolo ; Marazzi, Andrea
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Elettronica, Pavia Univ., Italy
Abstract :
The usefulness of the modal matching approach for shape analysis to meteorological data interpretation is shown. A tracking chain for the detection and the analysis of rain patterns or the rainfall area of a given rain event is developed and tested on actual meteorological radar sequences. A morphing procedure to guess the evolution of the structures of interest between two radar frames is also introduced
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; geophysical signal processing; image processing; image sequences; meteorological radar; rain; remote sensing by radar; atmosphere; data interpretation; image analysis; image processing; image sequence; measurement technique; meteorological radar; modal matching; morphing; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; rain pattern; rainfall area; shape analysis; spatial pattern; temporal variation; tracking chain; Data analysis; Event detection; Meteorological radar; Meteorology; Pattern analysis; Pattern matching; Radar detection; Radar tracking; Rain; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3836-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1997.608895
