Abstract: The cloud detection algorithm of the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) Meteosat Cloud Detection and Characterization KNMI (Metclock) scheme is introduced. The algorithm analyzes the Meteosat infrared and ...

Abstract: A validation of a very short-range forecast model is presented: the Meteosat Cloud Advection System (METCAST). The model forecasts IR (10.8 ?m) images based on Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) data and uses ouput from the ...