NWCSAF AVHRR cloud detection and analysis using dynamic thresholds and radiative transfer modeling. Part I: Algorithm description

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-54

  Dybbroe, Adam ^a   Karlsson, Karl Göran ^a   Thoss, Anke ^a  

^a SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METEOROLOGY; RADIATION; SATELLITES;

CLOUD DETECTION; CLOUD MASKING; HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER; QUALITY INDICATORS;

CLOUDS;

ALGORITHM; AVHRR; NOWCASTING; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 14644399855     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM-2188.1     Document Type: Article

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