Estimating cloud top height and spatial displacement from scan-synchronous GOES images using simplified IR-based stereoscopic analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D12, 2000, Pages 15597-15608

  Mahani, Shayesteh E ^a   Gao, Xiaogang ^a   Sorooshian, Soroosh ^a   Imam, Bisher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0033785032     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900064     Document Type: Article

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