Detection of ship tracks in ATSR2 satellite imagery

Ships modify cloud microphysics by adding cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) to a developing or existing cloud. These create lines of larger reflectance in cloud fields that are observed in satellite imagery. Ship tracks are most frequently seen off the west coast of California, and the Atlantic coast...

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Autori principali: Campmany, E, Grainger, D, Dean, S
Altri autori: European Geosciences Union
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Copernicus Publications 2008
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