AN IMPROVED ALGORITHM FOR THE RETRIEVAL OF THE ANTARCTIC SEA ICE FREEBOARD AND THICKNESS FROM ICESAT-2 ALTIMETER DATA

An Improved Algorithm for the Retrieval of the Antarctic Sea Ice Freeboard and Thickness from ICESat-2 Altimeter Data

ICESat-2 altimeter data could be used to estimate sea ice freeboard and thickness values with a higher measuring accuracy than that achievable with data provided by previous altimeter satellites.This study developed an improved algorithm considering variable lead proportions based on the lowest point method to derive the sea surface height for the

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Design of Command and Dispatch System for Automatic Reading of Meter Images in Substations by UAV Inspection Photos

The application of the combination of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and artificial intelligence is a hot topic in the intelligent inspection of substations, and meter reading is a very challenging task.This paper proposes a method based on the combination of YOLOv6n object detection and Deeplabv3[Formula: see text] image segmentation and performs

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Internet sourcing and unsafe use of controlled drugs (opioids, sedatives and GABA drugs) in the UK: An in depth case study of consumer dynamics during COVID-19

The Internet offers increased availability and accessibility of medicinal pharmaceuticals including those containing opioids, sedatives and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) drugs through both legal and illegal routes.Sourcing concerns have been further heightened due to the current severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) pandemic w

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Permissibility of prenatal diagnosis and abortion for fetuses with severe genetic disorder: type 1 spinal muscular atrophy

Abortion has been largely avoided in Muslim communities.However, Islamic jurists have established rigorous parameters enabling abortion of fetuses with severe congenital abnormalities.This decision-making process has been hindered by an inability to predict the severity of such prenatally-diagnosed conditions, especially in genetic disorders stitch

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