Constrained nonlinear estimation applied to earth resources satellite data /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ander, Henry Fred
Other Authors:	Curry, Guy (degree committee member.), Kshirsagar, A. M. (degree committee member.), Ringer, Larry (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	[College Station, Tex.] : Ander, 1977.
Subjects:	Statistical hypothesis testing. Statistics Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to ProQuest copy Link to OAKTrust copy

Description
Abstract:	A variate transformation model is employed to estimate the percentage of a large land segment covered by a particular crop based on spectral intensity data from National Aeronautical Space Administration's Earth Resources Technological Satellite. The procedure is based on a transformational of a mixed distribution of crop "signatures" into their known marginal distributions. The parameter estimates for the transformation are obtained simultaneously with the proportion of each crop type of interest on the land segment. Monte Carlo studies are made to investigate the properties of the estimates and the effectiveness of the solution methods applied.
Item Description:	"Major subject: Statistics." Vita.
Physical Description:	viii, 70 leaves : illustrations, graphs ; 28 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 64-66).