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Investigating the Relationship between Sea Surface Chlorophyll and Major Features of the South China Sea with Satellite Information
Published on: June 13, 2020
Spatial-Temporal resolution implementation of cloud-aerosols data through satellite cross-correlation
Francesca Manenti1, Stefano Cavazzani1,2,3, Chiara Bertolin2
1Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Abstract:
The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard Terra and Aqua satellites provides measurements of several atmospheric parameters. This paper focuses on the cloud fraction data representing the number of cloudy pixels divided by the total number of pixels, and available through 1° x 1° grids spatial resolution with daily or monthly temporal resolution. The aim of the study is to propose a novel method called The Spatial-Temporal Implementation Algorithm (STIA) for analysing satellite daily 1° x 1°grid cloud fraction average values for•Comparing two datasets retrieved by MODIS aboard Aqua and Terra satellites to obtain information on the cloud formation in the afternoon and morning, respectively, thus enhancing the temporal resolution.•Comparing the actual parameter with others retrieved by instruments aboard of different satellites characterized by a better resolution. As an example of STIA application, this study uses the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) collected by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on board of Aura satellite for comparison with MODIS instrument to achieve and enhanced spatial resolution of the grid-cell.
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