Regional high-resolution cloud climatology based on MODIS cloud detection data

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 3105-3115

  Kotarba, Andrzej Z ^a  

^a Borowiec Astrogeodynamic Observatory   (Poland)

Author keywords

AVHRR; Central Europe; cloud climatology; high resolution; MODIS; regional climatology; reliability; SEVIRI

Indexed keywords

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; RADIOMETERS; RELIABILITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AVHRR; CENTRAL EUROPE; CLOUD CLIMATOLOGY; HIGH RESOLUTION; MODIS; SEVIRI;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AVHRR; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUD COVER; DATA SET; MODIS; NADIR; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; SEVIRI; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

POLAND [CENTRAL EUROPE];

EID: 84949656565     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.4539     Document Type: Article

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