A cloud detection method based on a time series of MODIS surface reflectance images

International Journal of Digital Earth

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL1, 2013, Pages 157-171

  Tang, Hairong ^a   Yu, Kai ^a   Hagolle, Olivier ^b   Jiang, Kang ^a   Geng, Xiurui ^a   Zhao, Yongchao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

BRDF; cloud detection; MODIS; surface reflectance; time series

Indexed keywords

PIXELS; REFLECTION; TIME SERIES;

BRDF; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; CLOUD DETECTION; CLOUD DETECTION ALGORITHMS; CLOUD DETECTION METHOD; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

RADIOMETERS;

ALGORITHM; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLOUD COVER; DETECTION METHOD; IMAGE PROCESSING; MODIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; TIME SERIES;

EID: 84890566029     PISSN: 17538947     EISSN: 17538955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17538947.2013.833313     Document Type: Article

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