Title :
Cloud classification using passive microwave satellite measurements from the SSM/I radiometer
Author :
Col, Bruno ; Mouchot, Marie Catherine
Author_Institution :
Telecom Bretagne, Brest, France
Abstract :
A cloud classification scheme is developed to be used with the SSM/I measurements in association with the METEOSAT classification. Before classifying SSM/I data, an objective technique is applied to enhance spatial resolution of measurements to the resolution of the 37 GHz channel. Different classification algorithms have been performed. The fuzzy C-Mean algorithm seems to provide the best match with the METEOSAT classification, used as the ground truth
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; clouds; fuzzy set theory; geophysical signal processing; image classification; meteorology; microwave measurement; millimetre wave measurement; optical information processing; radiometry; remote sensing; sensor fusion; 37 GHz; EHF; METEOSAT; SSM/I; atmosphere meteorology; cloud; cloud classification scheme; fuzzy C-Mean algorithm; image classification; image processing; measurement technique; millimetric radiometry; mm wave; optical imaging; passive microwave method; radiometry; satellite remote sensing; sensor fusion; spatial resolution; Atmospheric measurements; Clouds; Frequency measurement; Geophysical measurements; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Microwave sensors; Satellite broadcasting; Spatial resolution; Temperature sensors;
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.1995.524057
