Title :
Analysis of cloud type and distribution using NOAA-AVHRR-APT data and ground observations in the Upper Rhine Valley
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Meteorol. & Climate Ecology, Basel Univ., Switzerland
Abstract :
A fuzzy logic classification technique was developed and applied to a data set of 200 NOAA scenes in APT format for derivation of mean cloud parameters in the region of the Upper Rhine Valley in central Europe. The results were extrapolated to a climatological period of 30 years by integration of surface data
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; climatology; clouds; fuzzy logic; radiometry; remote sensing; AD 1951 to 1980; AD 1990 10 to 1991 12; IR; NOAA scenes; NOAA-AVHRR-APT data; Upper Rhine Valley; central Europe; climatology; cloud distribution; cloud type analysis; fuzzy logic classification technique; ground-based observations; mean cloud parameters; surface data; visible; Clouds; Environmental factors; Fuzzy logic; Geography; Layout; Meteorology; Optical scattering; Remote sensing; Satellites; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322407
