Title :
Retrieval of cloud parameters using AVHRR data
Author :
Krivobok, Alexij ; Antonenko, Vladimir
Author_Institution :
Hydrometeorol. Inst., Kiev, Ukraine
Abstract :
A brief description of the retrieval scheme of cloud parameters is presented. Using such scheme the authors can to retrieve cloud fraction, cloud top temperature, cloud top height, optical and geometrical thickness and the type of cloud. The special computer code was developed
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; clouds; geophysical signal processing; infrared imaging; optical information processing; remote sensing; AVHRR; IR imaging; atmosphere meteorology; cloud fraction; cloud parameters; cloud top height; cloud top temperature; cloud type; geometrical thickness; measurement technique; optical imaging; optical thickness; remote sensing; retrieval; retrieval scheme; Calibration; Clouds; Density measurement; Earth; Geometrical optics; Information retrieval; Optical reflection; Satellite broadcasting; Sun; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International
Conference_Location :
Firenze
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2567-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1995.520253
