Resumen de A satellite-based low-level stratus detection in Spain

Celia Pitarch, Eduardo Caselles, Vicente Caselles

• Fog and low-level stratus has a significant impact on transportation. 21% of aviation accidents are weather-related. And 19.8% of those accidents occur due to low visibility or dense fog. [1]  In order to improve the short range forecasting of radiation fog, and discriminate high clouds, during night, a satellite-based detection technique was developed using remote sensing.   The study was carried out for 2012th February in Spain. 24 MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) night images, 9 from TERRA and 15 AQUA satellites were selected.