Estimation of fractional cloud cover for Moderate resolution imaging Spectroradiometer/Terra cloud mask classes with high-resolution over ocean ASTER observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 22, 2010, Pages

  Kotarba, Andrzej Z ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; PIXELS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ADVANCED SPACEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER; CLOUD AMOUNT; CLOUD DETECTION; CLOUD FRACTION; CLOUD MASKS; CLOUDY PIXELS; FRACTIONAL CLOUD COVER; GLOBAL CLOUDS; HIGH RESOLUTION; MODERATE RESOLUTION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; OBSERVATION CONDITION; OCEAN SURFACES; SPACE AND TIME; STRATOCUMULUS CLOUDS;

RADIOMETERS;

ASTER; CLOUD COVER; MODIS; PIXEL; SEA SURFACE; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 78649729399     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD013520     Document Type: Article

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