The three-dimensional structure of cumulus clouds over the ocean

Thermal channel (channel 6, 10.4-12.5 /spl mu/m) images of five LANDSAT Thematic Mapper (TM) cumulus scenes over the ocean are examined. A technique is developed to recognize individual cells within a cloud. It is found that unicellular clouds are generally smaller (/spl les/1 km) and have smaller f...

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Hauptverfasser:	Kwo-Sen Kuo, Welch, R.M., Weger, R.C., Engelstad, M.A., Sengupta, S.K.
Format:	Tagungsbericht
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Clouds Fractals Layout Ocean temperature Remote sensing Satellites Sea surface Shape Statistics Surface fitting
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