Operational cloud classification for the Iberian Peninsula using Meteosat Second Generation and AQUA-AIRS image fusion

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-115

  Casanova, C ^a,b   Romo, A ^a   Hernandez E ^b   Casanova, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC DEVICES; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGE FUSION; INFRARED DEVICES; PROBES; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ACCURATE MEASUREMENT; ATMOSPHERIC INFRARED SOUNDERS; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; METEOSAT SECOND GENERATIONS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER SENSORS; OPERATIONAL VERTICAL SOUNDERS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

INFRARED INSTRUMENTS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; DETECTION METHOD; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; METEOSAT; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TOVS;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 77649116336     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160902882553     Document Type: Article

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