Comparison and enhancement of MODIS cloud mask products for Southeast Asia

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2730-2748

  Leinenkugel, Patrick ^a   Kuenzer, Claudia ^a   Dech, Stefan ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ATMOSPHERIC CONTAMINATION; CLOUD MASK PRODUCTS; ENHANCEMENT ALGORITHMS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; QUALITY INFORMATION; RADIATIVE INFLUENCES; REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

INFORMATION FILTERING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ALGORITHM; CLOUD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA PROCESSING; MODIS; RADIATIVE FORCING; REFLECTANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 84874786866     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.750037     Document Type: Article

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