Identifying clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared satellite data

We describe a new method of identifying night-time clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared data from the Imager instruments on the GOES-12 and GOES-13 satellites. We compare cloud identifications resulting from our method to those obtained by the Central Laser Facility of the Auger O...

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Autores: Allekotte, Ingomar, Almela, Daniel Alejandro, Asorey, Hernán Gonzalo, Avila, G., Bertou, Xavier Pierre Louis, Contreras, F., Dasso, Sergio Ricardo, de la Vega, Gonzalo Andrés, Dova, Maria Teresa, Etchegoyen, Alberto, Figueira, Juan Manuel, Filevich, Alberto, Gamarra, R. F., Garcia, Beatriz Elena, Gitto, J., Golup, Geraldina Tamara, Gomez Albarracin, Flavia Alejandra, Gomez Berisso, Mariano, Gómez Vitale, P. F., Guardincerri, Yann, Hansen, Patricia Maria, Harari, Diego Dario, Jarne, Cecilia Gisele, Josebachuili Ogando, Mariela Gisele, Kleinfeller, J., Lucero, Luis Agustin, Mariazzi, Analisa Gabriela, Marin, J., Masías Meza, Jimmy Joel, Melo, Diego Gabriel, Micheletti, Maria Isabel, Mollerach, Maria Silvia, Moreno, Juan Cruz, Pallotta, Juan Vicente, Piegaia, Ricardo Nestor, Pieroni, Pablo Emanuel, Platino, Manuel, Ponce, Victor Hugo, Quel, Eduardo Jaime, Ravignani Guerrero, Diego, Ristori, Pablo Roberto, Rodriguez Martino, Julio César, Rodriguez Rojo, J., Roulet, Esteban, Rovero, Adrian Carlos, Sanchez, Federico Andrés, Sato, R., Schröder, Frank Gerhard, Sciutto, Sergio Juan, Sidelnik, Iván Pedro, Squartini, R., Suarez, Federico, Supanitsky, Alberto Daniel, Tapia Casanova, Alex Marcelo, Tiffenberg, Javier Sebastian, Videla, Mariela, Wahlberg, Hernan Pablo, Wainberg, Oscar Isaac, Wundheiler, Brian, The Pierre Auger Collaboration
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2013
País:Argentina
Recursos:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositório:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/4561
Acesso em linha:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/4561
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Pierre Auger Observatory
Extensive Air Showers
Atmospheric Monitoring
Clouds
Satellites
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Resumo:We describe a new method of identifying night-time clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared data from the Imager instruments on the GOES-12 and GOES-13 satellites. We compare cloud identifications resulting from our method to those obtained by the Central Laser Facility of the Auger Observatory. Using our new method we can now develop cloud probability maps for the 3000 km2 of the Pierre Auger Observatory twice per hour with a spatial resolution of ∼2.4 km by ∼5.5 km. Our method could also be applied to monitor cloud cover for other ground-based observatories and for space-based observatories.

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