Cloud detection in MODIS data based on spectrum analysis

Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages

  Li, Wei ^a   Fang, Shenghui ^a   Dian, Yuanyong ^a   Guo, Jianxing ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cloud detection; MODIS; Spectrum analysis

Indexed keywords

CLOUD; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 21844478515     PISSN: 16718860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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