Abstract: Narrowband (NB) to broadband (BB) conversion is a common practice to acquire radiation budget data from operational imagery data. This study attempts to gain further insights into the relationship between NB visible (VIS) ...

Abstract: Lack of calibrated radiation measurements at the top of the atmosphere (TOA) between major spaceborne radiation missions entails inference of the TOA radiation budget from operational weather sensors. The inferred data are ...

Abstract: Satellite observations in the shortwave infrared (SWIR) part of spectrum between 3.5 and 4.0 ?m deliver critically important information for many applications. The satellite signal in this spectral band consists of ...

Abstract: The concept of cloud radiative forcing (CRF) has been widely employed in studying the effects of clouds on the earth?s radiation budget and climate. CRF denotes, in principle, the net influence of cloud alone on the radiation ...

Abstract: here has been a significant increase of interest in the building of a comprehensive Arctic observing system in recent years to properly and timely track the environmental and climate processes in this vast region. In this ...

Abstract: AbstractSnow and ice over land are important hydrological resources and sensitive indicators of climate change. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) dataset at 250-m spatial resolution generated at the ...

Abstract: The identification of clear-sky and cloudy pixels is a key step in the processing of satellite observations. This is equally important for surface and cloud?atmosphere applications. In this paper, the Separation of Pixels ...

Abstract: Multispectral surface albedo and bidirectional properties are required for accurate determination of the surface and atmosphere solar radiation budget. A method is developed here to obtain time series of these surface ...