Improved fog detection from satellite in the presence of clouds

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-40

  Yoo, Jung Moon ^a   Jeong, Myeong Jae ^b,c   Hur, Young Min ^a   Shin, Dong Bin ^d  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cloud; Detection; Fog; Look Up Table; MTSAT 1R; Radiative Transfer Model; Satellite

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953512581     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-010-0004-5     Document Type: Article

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