A hybrid thresholding algorithm for cloud detection on ground-based color images

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1286-1296

  Li, Qingyong ^a   Lu, Weitao ^b   Yang, Jun ^b  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Cloud retrieval; Clouds; Pattern detection

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDING; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD DETECTION; CLOUD IMAGE; CLOUD RETRIEVAL; COLOR IMAGES; GROUND BASED; MINIMUM CROSS ENTROPY; PATTERN DETECTION; RATIO IMAGES; STANDARD DEVIATION; THRESHOLDING; THRESHOLDING ALGORITHMS; UNIMODAL;

CLOUDS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

ALGORITHMS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; COLOR; IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 82955194501     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00009.1     Document Type: Article

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