Detecting ground fog from space - a microphysics-based approach

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3345-3371

  Cermak, Jan ^a   Bendix, Jörg ^b  

^a ETH Zurich   (Switzerland)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; FOG; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITES;

CLIMATE SYSTEM; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD-BASE HEIGHT; LIQUID WATER PATHS; MICROPHYSICS; SATELLITE DATA; THREAT SCORES; VERTICAL GEOMETRIES;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DATA PROCESSING; DETECTION METHOD; FOG; GEOMETRY; GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; NOWCASTING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 79960055865     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161003747505     Document Type: Article

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