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We then gave a framework of labeling and preprocessing the images in our dataset. Once the images and labels were ready to serve as inputs, an object detection model was built with Single Shot Detector (SSD) and adjusted to fit the format of the dataset. We trained and evaluated our model with our labeled dataset on two settings (binary and multiclass classifications), while keeping a record of the results. We found that the model achieves relatively high performance with detecting ETCs of mature stage (mean Average Precision is 86.64%), and an acceptable result for detecting ETCs of all three categories (mean Average Precision 79.34%). The single-shot detector model can succeed in detecting ETCs of different stages, and it has demonstrated great potential in the future applications of ETC detection in other relevant settings.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs14020254","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,9]],"date-time":"2022-01-09T23:08:26Z","timestamp":1641769706000},"page":"254","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":6,"title":["Detecting Extratropical Cyclones of the Northern Hemisphere with Single Shot Detector"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Minjing","family":"Shi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Remote Sensing and Geomatic Engineering, Nanjing University of Information & Science Technology, Nanjing 210044, China"},{"name":"Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA"}]},{"given":"Pengfei","family":"He","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Remote Sensing and Geomatic Engineering, Nanjing University of Information & Science Technology, Nanjing 210044, China"}]},{"given":"Yuli","family":"Shi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Remote Sensing and Geomatic Engineering, Nanjing University of Information & Science Technology, Nanjing 210044, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2021, July 01). 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