Improved Cloud Detection Utilizing Defense Meteorological Satellite Program near Infrared Measurements

Abstract

Six different automated classifiers, three of which were suggested by previous studies, were tested on a special data base of DMSP SSC (near IR channel, 1.51 to 1.63 micrometers) and OLS (visible channel, 0.4 to 1.0 micrometers, and IR channel, 10.2 to 12.8 micrometers). The classifiers were used to distinguish water clouds, ice clouds, snow cover, and other cloud-free surfaces. A test sample of 433 known cases was found with the aid of the AFGL man-Computer Interactive Data Access System.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 27, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118751

Entities

People

  • James T. Bunting
  • Robert P. D'entremont

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cloud Cover
  • Cloud Physics
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Geography
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Satellites
  • Meteorology
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Snow
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Space