Forecasting precipitable water vapour and cirrus cloud cover for astronomical observatories: Satellite image processing guided by synoptic model dissemination data

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4168, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 317-328

  Erasmus, D André ^a   Sarazin, Marc ^b  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY   (South Africa)

^b EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Astronomical Observing; Cirrus Cloud; Satellite Image Processing; Water Vapour

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLOUDS; IMAGE PROCESSING; RADIATION; TELESCOPES; TROPOSPHERE; WEATHER SATELLITES;

CIRRUS CLOUDS; WATER VAPOR;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 0035049679     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.413848     Document Type: Article

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