GROUND-BASED CLOUD OBSERVATION FOR SATELLITE-BASED CLOUD DISCRIMINATION AND ITS VALIDATION

Solar radiation is a source of energy for ground surfaces. Clouds control energy budget on both local and global scales. <br><br> We propose the simple ground-based observation method for various sky conditions instead of the existing visual observation. <br><br> In the paper...

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Main Authors: M. Yamashita, M. Yoshimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-07-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XXXIX-B8/137/2012/isprsarchives-XXXIX-B8-137-2012.pdf