The Application of Neural Networks in the Earth System Sciences Neural Networks Emulations for Complex Multidimensional Mappings

With his vast knowledge and experience, he carefully guides the reader through a broad variety of problems found in the earth system sciences where neural networkmethods can be applied fruitfully. (...) The broad range of topics covered in this book ensures that researchers/graduate students from ma...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krasnopolsky, Vladimir M.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2013, 2013
Edition:1st ed. 2013
Series:Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction.- Introduction to Mapping and Neural Networks
  • Mapping Examples
  • Some Generic Properties of Mappings
  • MLP NN – A Generic Tool for Modeling Nonlinear Mappings
  • Advantages and Limitations of the NN TechniqueNN Emulations
  • Final remarks
  • Atmospheric and Oceanic Remote Sensing Applications
  • Deriving Geophysical Parameters from Satellite Measurements: Conventional Retrievals and Variational Retrievals
  • NNs for Emulating Forward Models
  • NNs for Solving Inverse Problems: NNs Emulating Retrieval Algorithms.-Controlling the NN Generalization and Quality Control of Retrievals
  • Neural Network Emulations for SSM/I Data
  • Using NNs to Go Beyond the Standard Retrieval Paradigm
  • Discussion.-Applications of NNs to Developing Hybrid Earth System Numerical Models for Climate and Weather
  • Numerical Modeling Background
  • Hybrid Model Component and a Hybrid Model
  • Atmospheric NN Applications
  • An Ocean Application of the Hybrid Model Approach: Neural Network Emulation of Nonlinear Interactions in Wind Wave Models
  • Discussion
  • NN Ensembles and their applications
  • Using NN Emulations of Dependencies between Model Variables in DAS
  • NN nonlinear multi-model ensembles
  • Perturbed physics and ensembles with perturbed physics
  • Conclusions
  • Comments about NN Technique
  • Comments about other Statistical Learning Techniques