Spatial Feature Reconstruction of Cloud-Covered Areas in Daily MODIS Composites

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Stephan Paul, Sascha Willmes, Oliver Gutjahr, Andreas Preußer, Günther Heinemann
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2015
• Subjects: MODIS; polynyas; sea ice; clouds; gap filling; Brunt Ice Shelf; Antarc*; Antarctica; Ice Shelf; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs70505042

The opacity of clouds is the main problem for optical and thermal space-borne sensors, like the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Especially during polar nighttime, the low thermal contrast between clouds and the underlying snow/ice results in deficiencies of the MODIS cloud mas...