Satellite-based imagery techniques for daytime cloud/snow delineation from MODIS

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 987-997

  Miller, Steven D ^a   Lee, Thomas F ^a   Fennimore, Robert L ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b National Geospatial Intelligence Agency   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLOUDS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE OBSERVATORIES; SNOW; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CIRRUS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS); OPTICAL SPECTRUM RADIOMETER; SATELLITE BASED IMAGERY TECHNIQUES;

METEOROLOGY;

CLOUD; MODIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW COVER;

EID: 24644516774     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAM2252.1     Document Type: Article

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