Intercomparison of satellite- and ground-based cloud fraction over Switzerland (2000-2012)

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 128, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-12

  Fontana, Fabio ^a   Lugrin, David ^a   Seiz, Gabriela ^a   Meier, Marion ^a   Foppa, Nando ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY METEOSWISS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aqua; Climatology; Cloud fraction; GCOS; MODIS; Satellite; Switzerland; Synop; Terra

Indexed keywords

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AQUA; CLOUD COVER; CLOUD FRACTION; DATA SET; GCOS; INTERCOMPARISONS; MODERATE-RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETERS; SWITZERLAND; SYNOP; TERRA;

RADIOMETERS;

AQUA (SATELLITE); CLOUD COVER; CORRELATION; DATA SET; GEOMETRY; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TERRA (SATELLITE);

SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84875615302     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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