A first look at band-differenced angular signatures for cloud detection from MISR

Larry Di Girolamo; Michael J. Wilson

doi:10.1109/TGRS.2003.815659

A first look at band-differenced angular signatures for cloud detection from MISR

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We present the first observational study on the potential of band-differenced angular signatures for cloud detection. A band-differenced angular signature is the reflectance difference between the blue and near-infrared channels examined as a function of view angle, and it is observed in this study from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR). The observed band-differenced angular signatures over a variety of scene types qualitatively compare well with previously published theoretical predictions. Examples of cloud detection in polar and desert regions using band-differenced angular signatures from MISR are shown to highlight its contribution to cloud detection in areas where traditional spectral techniques tend to perform poorly.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1730-1734
Number of pages	5
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Volume	41
Issue number	7 PART II
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2003.815659
State	Published - Jul 2003

Keywords

Angular signature
Cloud detection
Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR)
Polar

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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