Author Affiliations
1Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China2University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China3Anhui Branch of East China Air Traffic Administration of Civil Aviation of China, Hefei 230001, Anhui, China4Meteorological Observation Centre, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China5Anhui University, Hefei 230039, Anhui, Chinashow less
Fig. 1. Structure diagram of dual-band automatic cloud cover observation system. (a) Schematic diagram; (b) physical picture
Fig. 2. All-sky cloud images. (a) Visible light band; (b) infrared band
Fig. 3. Sky images with different exposure values. (a) Cloudy sky; (b) clear sky
Fig. 4. Atmospheric window characteristics
Fig. 5. SegCloud segmentation results of visible light cloud images
Fig. 6. Clear sky background radiation simulation. (a) Parameter fitting; (b) background simulation result
Fig. 7. Segmentation results of infrared cloud images
Fig. 8. Correlation analysis of visible light and infrared cloud cover. (a) Data of August; (b) data of September; (c) data of October
Fig. 9. Correlation analysis of observation results of different cloud types. (a) High cloud data; (b) middle cloud data; (c) low cloud data
Fig. 10. Statistical distributions of satellite cloud cover data and equipment data. (a) Data of August; (b) data of September; (c) data of October
Time | August | September | October |
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Sample number | 1032 | 1790 | 1884 | R | 0.885 | 0.869 | 0.897 |
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Table 1. Correlation analysis of visible light and infrared cloud cover
Cloud type | High cloud | Middle cloud | Low cloud |
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Sample number | 718 | 940 | 1412 | R | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.84 |
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Table 2. Correlation analysis of observation results of different cloud types
Time | August | September | October |
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Sample number | 171 | 297 | 317 | Data percent for Vdiff1>2 | 18.13% | 17.51% | 9.46% | Data percent for Vdiff2>2 | 14.04% | 19.53% | 11.99% |
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Table 3. Comparison results of manual and equipment observation data
Time | August | September | October |
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Sample number | 171 | 297 | 315 | Data percent for Vdiff3>2 | 28.1% | 17.5% | 10.5% | Data percent for Vdiff4>2 | 20.5% | 22.3% | 13.0% |
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Table 4. Comparison of satellite data and equipment observation data