A comparison of MODIS-derived cloud amount with visual surface observations

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 522-530

  Kotarba, Andrzej Z ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cloud amount; Cloud mask validation; MODIS; Synoptic observations

Indexed keywords

CLOUD AMOUNT; CLOUD DETECTIONS; CLOUD MASK VALIDATION; CLOUD OBSERVATIONS; GLOBAL CLOUDS; MODERATE-RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; OBSERVATION CONDITIONS; SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS; SPACE-BORNE SENSORS; SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS; SPECTRAL BANDS; SURFACE DATUM; SURFACE OBSERVATIONS; SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS; WINTER CONDITIONS;

CLIMATOLOGY; IMAGE RESOLUTION; SENSORS;

SPECTROMETERS;

CLOUD COVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; MODIS; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

EID: 67349214376     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.02.001     Document Type: Article

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