The use of global synthetic data for pre-launch tuning of the VIIRS cloud mask algorithm

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1400-1423

  Hutchison, Keith D ^a   Iisager, Barbara D ^b   Hauss, Bruce ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORBITS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

BACKGROUND CONDITIONS; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD MASK ALGORITHMS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL SATELLITE SYSTEMS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; RELATIVE SPECTRAL RESPONSE; TOP-OF-ATMOSPHERE RADIANCES;

RADIOMETERS;

ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLOUD COVER; MODIS; RADIANCE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITE DATA; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE;

EID: 84857983167     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2011.571299     Document Type: Article

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