A new algorithm for sea fog/stratus detection using GMS-5 IR data

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 899-913

  Ahn, Myoung Hwan ^a   Sohn, Eun Ha ^a   Hwang, Byong Jun ^a  

^a Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

GMS 5; Sea fog

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AVHRR; DETECTION METHOD; FOG; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFRARED IMAGERY; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NOAA SATELLITE; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0346277161     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02915513     Document Type: Article

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