Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 18, 1810015(2022)

Cloud-Type Recognition Based on Multiscale Features and Gradient Information

Lingjie Jin1, Zhiwei Lin1,2,3,4,5、*, and Yu Hong2,4,5
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Computer and Information Sciences, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian , China
  • 2Forestry College, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian , China
  • 3Forestry Post-Doctoral Station, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian , China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Fujian Universities for Ecology and Resource Statistics, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian , China
  • 5Cross-Strait Nature Reserve Research Center, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, Fujian , China
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    Figures & Tables(16)
    Framework of DGNet based on gradient algorithm
    Procedure of extracting gradient information from feature maps
    Patterns of 10 cloud types
    Comparison between DGNet121 and classical classification networks. (a) Training loss; (b) testing accuracy
    Double-threaded structure with gradient information
    Classification accuracy of DGNet network with different position gradient features
    Training and testing loss with various data ratio
    Visualization of characteristic graph of ResNet50 network
    Visualization of characteristic graph of DenseNet121 network
    Visualization of characteristic graph of DGNet121 network
    • Table 1. Characteristics and number of each cloud type

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      Table 1. Characteristics and number of each cloud type

      Cloud typeNumber of collected imagesNumber of experimental imagesCharacteristic description
      Cirrus1293100Relatively thin,pinnate,white filamentous
      Cirrocumulus391100Slight white wavy,scaly or globose cloud
      Stratocirrus317100White transparent filamentous structure
      Cumulus1889100The individual is noticeable,flat at the bottom,the light part is white,and the bottom is dark
      Cumulonimbus886100The clouds are thick and big,dark and messy
      Stratocumulus803100Clouds are large,in strips,sheets,or lumps
      Nimbostratus6681100The clouds form an even curtain,shielding the sun and moon
      Altocumulus359100Clouds are small,usually oval,tile,or fish scale-shaped
      Altostratus2498100Clouds are grayish-white or gray with striated structures at the base
      Stratus646100Gray foggy
    • Table 2. Comparison of classical classification frameworks

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      Table 2. Comparison of classical classification frameworks

      MethodTop-1 /%Top-5 /%
      Inception_v154.0090.33
      Inception_v254.3091.67
      Inception_v360.3095.67
      Inception_v450.7090.33
      ResNet5063.7095.33
      ResNet10161.0094.33
      DenseNet12164.0097.33
      DGNet12164.3096.00
    • Table 3. Identification accuracy of classical classification frameworks for each cloud type

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      Table 3. Identification accuracy of classical classification frameworks for each cloud type

      MethodStratocumulusStratusAltostratusAltocumulusCumulusCumulonimbusStratocirrusCirrocumulusCirrusNimbostratus
      Inception_v146.6786.673.3373.3346.67806053.3346.6743.33
      Inception_v240.0086.6730.0083.3356.678063.3323.3360.0020.00
      Inception_v343.3390.0033.3376.6753.3370.0080.0073.3353.3330.00
      Inception_v426.6776.676.6773.3356.6776.6756.6743.3350.0040.00
      ResNet5033.3376.6746.6786.6776.6773.3360.0060.0056.6766.67
      ResNet10146.6766.6740.0086.6766.6766.6766.6763.3363.3343.33
      DenseNet12153.3376.6736.6783.3370.0063.3366.6773.3360.0056.67
      DGNet12160.0073.3333.3383.3370.0076.6670.0076.6760.0040.00
    • Table 4. Comparison of different loss calculations for DGNet121

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      Table 4. Comparison of different loss calculations for DGNet121

      Parameter12345MeanVariance
      LDL1 /%64.3064.3063.7069.7063.3065.060.06908
      LDL2 /%66.3065.0067.3064.3063.0065.180.02827
    • Table 5. Comparison experiment of gradient features on DGNet121 network

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      Table 5. Comparison experiment of gradient features on DGNet121 network

      MethodTop-1 /%Top-5 /%
      DGNet121_1+265.7097.67
      DGNet121_1+362.0094.33
      DGNet121_1+467.0097.00
      DGNet121_1+2+364.7095.00
      DGNet121_1+2+463.3098.33
      DGNet121_1+2+3+463.0096.67
    • Table 6. Comparison experiment of different proportion training and test sets on DGNet121 network

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      Table 6. Comparison experiment of different proportion training and test sets on DGNet121 network

      ItemNtrainingNtestingAccuracy /%
      A70∶3064.00
      B150∶3069.30
      C150∶5074.40
      D200∶5064.70
      E200∶10067.90
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    Paper Information

    Category: Image Processing

    Received: Jul. 8, 2021

    Accepted: Aug. 10, 2021

    Published Online: Aug. 29, 2022

    The Author Email: Lin Zhiwei (cwlin@fafu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.1810015

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