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Articles | Volume XLII-3
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-2287-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-3-2287-2018
30 Apr 2018
 | 30 Apr 2018

POSSIBILITY OF CLOUDLESS OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING IMAGES ACQUISITION STUDY BY USING METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS

T. Zhang, B. Lei, Y. Hu, K. Liu, and Y. Gan

Keywords: Cloud total amount, Cloudless image acquisition, Fengyun(FY) satellite, Ziyuan-3 (ZY-3) satellite

Abstract. Optical remote sensing images have been widely used in feature interpretation and geo-information extraction. All the fundamental applications of optical remote sensing, are greatly influenced by cloud coverage. Generally, the availability of cloudless images depends on the meteorological conditions for a given area. In this study, the cloud total amount (CTA) products of the Fengyun (FY) satellite were introduced to explore the meteorological changes in a year over China. The cloud information of CTA products were tested by using ZY-3 satellite images firstly. CTA products from 2006 to 2017 were used to get relatively reliable results. The window period of cloudless images acquisition for different areas in China was then determined. This research provides a feasible way to get the cloudless images acquisition window by using meteorological observations.