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Cloud Cover Observation

Cloud Cover Observation is a methodological contribution in climate science that systematically quantifies the fractional extent of Earth's sky obscured by clouds, derived from ground-based, airborne, or satellite remote sensing measurements, to support atmospheric and climatological analyses.

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Authors

1.3K

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2017–2026

382

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Publications

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Representing Twentieth-Century Space–Time Climate Variability. Part I: Development of a 1961–90 Mean Monthly Terrestrial Climatology

Mark New, Mike Hulme, P. D. Jones · Journal of Climate · 1999 · 1.8K citations

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Retrieval of atmospheric and surface parameters from AIRS/AMSU/HSB data in the presence of clouds

Joel Susskind, C. Barnet, John Blaisdell · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing · 2003 · 862 citations

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The Effect of Cloud Type on Earth's Energy Balance: Global Analysis

Dennis L. Hartmann, M. Ockert-Bell, Marc L. Michelsen · Journal of Climate · 1992 · 830 citations

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The International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP): The First Project of the World Climate Research Programme

Robert A. Schiffer, William B. Rossow · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 1983 · 637 citations

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A Global Analysis of Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B and Landsat-8 Data Revisit Intervals and Implications for Terrestrial Monitoring

Jian Li, David P. Roy · Remote Sensing · 2017 · 634 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. HC
    Hélène Chepfer

    Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique, France

    16 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. PM
    Patrick Minnis

    Langley Research Center, United States

    15 publications · 1.5K citations

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  3. KK
    Karl‐Göran Karlsson

    Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute, Sweden

    12 publications · 509 citations

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  4. SB
    Sandrine Bony

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    10 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. WB
    William B. Rossow

    Goddard Institute for Space Studies, United States

    10 publications · 1.6K citations

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Institutions

1.3K

  1. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    39 h-index

    91 publications

    8.5K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    37 h-index

    273 publications

    26.4K citations

  3. Goddard Space Flight Center

    Greenbelt, United States

    35 h-index

    138 publications

    12.4K citations

  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    34 h-index

    238 publications

    10.4K citations

  5. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    30 h-index

    63 publications

    8.1K citations

  6. Langley Research Center

    Hampton, United States

    28 h-index

    82 publications

    6.9K citations

  7. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    25 h-index

    80 publications

    6.9K citations

  8. Sorbonne Université

    Paris, France

    25 h-index

    92 publications

    11.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Climate

    95 publications · 10.4K citations

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  2. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 109 publications · 8.8K citations

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  3. Geophysical Research Letters

    54 publications · 4.2K citations

    39

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  4. Remote Sensing

    78 publications · 4.2K citations

    34

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  5. Atmospheric chemistry and physics

    47 publications · 2.5K citations

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