Title :
Classification of storms based on their boundaries and cloud top temperatures using satellite imagery
Author :
Cheng, Baolie ; Vega-Riveros, J. Fernando ; Jabbour, Kamal ; Meyer, Walter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Syracuse Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
A system for interpreting and classifying severe weather patterns is presented. The system uses several image-processing and pattern-recognition techniques to detect storms in satellite cloud cover imagery. It performs several basic satellite image-interpretation tasks, i.e. cloud boundary detection, cloud top temperature and height estimation, cloud systems motion analysis, and storm classification. Some preliminary results on actual satellite images are presented
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; clouds; pattern recognition; picture processing; remote sensing; storms; GEOS images; atmosphere; cloud boundary detection; cloud cover imagery; cloud systems motion analysis; cloud top temperatures; height estimation; image-processing; meteorology; pattern-recognition techniques; remote sensing; satellite imagery; severe weather patterns; storm classification; Clouds; Earth; Image processing; Infrared imaging; Meteorology; Pattern recognition; Pixel; Satellites; Storms; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 1989., Proceedings of the 32nd Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Champaign, IL
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.1989.101860
