Automatic cloud top height determination in mountainous areas using a cost-effective time-lapse camera system
A new method is presented for the determination of cloud top heights using the footage of a time-lapse camera that is placed above a frequently occurring cloud layer in a mountain valley. Contact points between cloud tops and underlying terrain are automatically detected in the camera image based on...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Atmospheric Measurement Techniques |
| Online Access: | http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/7/4185/2014/amt-7-4185-2014.pdf |