Automated cloud classification using a ground based infra-red camera and texture analysis techniques

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8890, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Rumi, Emal ^a   Kerr, David ^b   Coupland, Jeremy M ^b   Sandford, Andrew P ^a   Brettle, Mike J ^a  

^a Campbell Scientific Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AUTO METAR; cloud classification; convictive clouds; Cumulonimbus cloud (CB); Ground Based; image processing; Infra Red (IR); supervised classification; texture analysis; Towering Cumulus cloud (TCU)

Indexed keywords

AUTO METAR; CLOUD CLASSIFICATION; CUMULONIMBUS CLOUD (CB); CUMULUS CLOUD; GROUND BASED; SUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION; TEXTURE ANALYSIS;

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; CAMERAS; IMAGE PROCESSING; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; REMOTE SENSING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLOUDS;

EID: 84887901931     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2025238     Document Type: Conference Paper

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