GOES Aerosol Product Evolution
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Minimum Surface Reflectance
Cloud Mask
The GOES Imager Spectral bands Band6,Band4 (DIR) and Band1(visible)are used to create a simple cloud mask. The band1 image at 1731UTC on 20070511 is used here to demonstrate the effect of these filters on clouds in the image.
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The filters based on the above mentioned spectral bands are applied on to this image in the following order and resulting changes are shown in the images
- Band-6 (13.31 micrometer) deficit threshold filter
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- Band-4 (10.71 micrometer) deficit threshold filter
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- Band-4 to Band-6 ratio threshold filter
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- Band-1 threshold filter
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