Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2012, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 200-206
Utilization of a complex threshold method's estimation of cloud cover parameters obtained by SEVIRI/METEOSAT-9 for climatic observations
State Research Centre of Space Hydrometeorology "Planeta", 123242, Moscow, B. Predtechensky per., 7
A possibility of utilizing estimations of cloud cover parameters, including water contents, precipitation, thunderstorm and hail, provided by a complex threshold method on base of SEVIRI/METEOSAT-9 data set archived for the region 69°N - 69°S, 69°W - 69°E in 2006-2010 is discussed.
Keywords: SEVIRI instrument, METEOSAT-9, cloud mask, precipitation, thunderstorm, hail, cloud water contents, climatic research
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