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A Method for Compositing Polar MODIS Satellite Images to Remove Cloud Cover for Landfast Sea-Ice Detection
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Fraser, AD and Massom, RA and Michael, KJ, A Method for Compositing Polar MODIS Satellite Images to Remove Cloud Cover for Landfast Sea-Ice Detection, I E E E Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47, (9) pp. 3272-3282. ISSN 0196-2892 (2009) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright © 2009, IEEE
Official URL: http://www.ieee.org
DOI: doi:10.1109/TGRS.2009.2019726
Abstract
This paper presents details of techniques for generating
thermal infrared and visible composite images from the
cloud-free portions of temporally closely spaced MODerate resolution
Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) images, with a focus
on studies of landfast sea ice along the East Antarctic coast.
Composite image inclusion criteria are based on modified MODIS
Earth Observing System cloud mask product results. The compositing
process presented places emphasis on retaining maximum
spatial resolution while minimizing storage space requirements.
Composite images can be produced either as a regular product
(e.g., on a ten-day grid), or dynamically (whenever enough
information is acquired to produce a new output image). The
techniques presented are applicable at any latitude, are available
for all MODIS channels at their native resolution, can combine
Aqua and Terra images, and can produce maps in any output
projection. However, due to the polar orbit of NASA’s Terra and
Aqua satellites which host the MODIS instrument, more frequent
coverage is produced at higher latitudes. Thus, the techniques
presented are particularly applicable to polar research. Examples
of composite image generation of the landfast sea ice around
the Mertz Glacier region, East Antarctica, are included for both
winter and summer.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Remote sensing, satellite applications, sea ice. |
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Physical geography and environmental geoscience |
| Research Field: | Glaciology |
| Objective Division: | Environmental Policy, Climate Change and Natural Hazards |
| Objective Group: | Understanding climate change |
| Objective Field: | Climate variability (excl. social impacts) |
| UTAS Author: | Fraser, AD (Dr Alex Fraser) |
| UTAS Author: | Massom, RA (Dr Robert Massom) |
| UTAS Author: | Michael, KJ (Dr Kelvin Michael) |
| ID Code: | 61779 |
| Year Published: | 2009 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 22 |
| Deposited By: | IASOS |
| Deposited On: | 2010-03-05 |
| Last Modified: | 2012-04-18 |
| Downloads: | 8 View Download Statistics |
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