• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 43, Issue 6, 0601002 (2023)
Zhuofu Yu1, Ya Wang2、*, Shuo Ma1、**, Weihua Ai1, and Wei Yan1
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Meteorology and Oceanography, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410000, Hunan, China
  • 2National Satellite Meteorological Center, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
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    Zhuofu Yu, Ya Wang, Shuo Ma, Weihua Ai, Wei Yan. Cloud Base Height Retrieval Methods for FY-4A Based on Ensemble Learning[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(6): 0601002 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Zhuofu Yu, Ya Wang, Shuo Ma, Weihua Ai, Wei Yan. Cloud Base Height Retrieval Methods for FY-4A Based on Ensemble Learning[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(6): 0601002
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