First fully diurnal fog and low cloud satellite detection reveals life cycle in the Namib

<p>Fog and low clouds (FLCs) are a typical feature along the southwestern African coast, especially in the central Namib, where fog constitutes a valuable resource of water for many ecosystems. In this study, a novel algorithm is presented to detect FLCs over land from geostationary satelli...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: H. Andersen, J. Cermak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2018-10-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:https://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/11/5461/2018/amt-11-5461-2018.pdf