Reducing the resolution bias in cloud fraction from satellite derived clear-conservative cloud masks

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Jones, Alexandra L ^a   Di Girolamo, Larry ^a   Zhao, Guangyu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; CLIMATOLOGY; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PIXELS;

ADVANCED SPACEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER; ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES; CLIMATE SENSITIVITY; CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD FRACTION; CLOUD MASKS; CLOUDY PIXELS; DATA SETS; HIGH RESOLUTION; INSTRUMENT DESIGNS; MULTIANGLE IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; PATTERN RECOGNITION TECHNIQUES; RESOLUTION REQUIREMENTS; SATELLITE CLOUD DETECTION; SATELLITE DATA SETS; STANDARD METHOD; WESTERN ATLANTIC;

SATELLITES;

ALGORITHM; ASTER; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD; CLOUD COVER; CUMULUS; DATA SET; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MISR; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PIXEL; RADIATION BUDGET; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TERRA (SATELLITE);

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (WEST);

EID: 84862539710     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017195     Document Type: Article

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