Initial cloud detection by comparing brightness temperatures derived from a numerical weather prediction model with those observed

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2961, Issue , 1996, Pages 21-32

  Smith, Jonathan A ^a   Eyre, John R ^a  

^a MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ATOVS; Brightness temperatures; Cloud detection; Infrared; Microwave; Numerical weather prediction; TOVS

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; COVARIANCE MATRIX; DATA PROCESSING; ERROR DETECTION; FORECASTING; MICROWAVES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ATOVS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD DETECTION; INFRARED; NUMERICAL WEATHER PREDICTION; TOVS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 0343868539     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.262493     Document Type: Conference Paper

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