A review of the super-thin clouds detection algorithm

Wenbo Sun; Rosemary R. Baize; Gorden Videen

doi:10.1117/12.2067779

20 November 2014 A review of the super-thin clouds detection algorithm

Wenbo Sun, Rosemary R. Baize, Gorden Videen

Proceedings Volume 9259, Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Clouds, and Precipitation V; 92590M (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2067779
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2014, Beijing, China

Abstract

In this work, the super-thin cloud detection algorithm [1], that uses the polarization angle of the backscattered solar radiation to find the super-thin clouds, is briefly reviewed and the retrieval of the optical thickness of these clouds is proposed. We found that at the neighborhood angles of the backscattering direction, these clouds can be reliably detected. The polarized components of the reflected light may be used to retrieve the optical thickness of these clouds.

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Wenbo Sun, Rosemary R. Baize, and Gorden Videen "A review of the super-thin clouds detection algorithm", Proc. SPIE 9259, Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Clouds, and Precipitation V, 92590M (20 November 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2067779

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