A Bayesian cloud mask for sea surface temperature retrieval

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 117-132

  Uddstrom, Michael J ^a   Gray, Warren R ^a   Murphy, Richard ^a   Oien, Niles A ^a   Murray, Talbot ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; NEW ZEALAND; SEA; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ALGORITHM; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CLASSIFICATION; CLOUD COVER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032760260     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0426(1999)016<0117:ABCMFS>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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