An automated cirrus cloud detection method for a ground-based cloud image

Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 527-537

  Yang, Jun ^a   Lu, Weitao ^a   Ma, Ying ^a   Yao, Wen ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE THRESHOLD METHOD; ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDS; BACKGROUND ESTIMATION; BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION; BAND OPERATIONS; BASIC RESEARCH; BINARIZATIONS; CIRRUS CLOUD DETECTION; CIRRUS CLOUDS; CLOUD DETECTION; CLOUD IMAGE; DETECTION METHODS; FIELD OF VIEWS; FIXED THRESHOLD; GROUND BASED; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; SKY BACKGROUND; THIN CIRRUS; VARIABLE ILLUMINATION; VISIBLE IMAGE;

ALGORITHMS;

CLOUDS;

ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; CIRRUS; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DETECTION METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84864739406     PISSN: 07390572     EISSN: 15200426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JTECH-D-11-00002.1     Document Type: Article

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