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European climatology of fog and low stratus based on geostationary satellite observations

Author(s) -

Cermak Jan,

Eastman Ryan M.,

Bendix Jörg,

Warren Stephen G.

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1477-870X

pISSN - 0035-9009

DOI - 10.1002/qj.503

Subject(s) - nowcasting , geostationary orbit , climatology , meteorology , satellite , environmental science , meteorological satellite , geography , geology , aerospace engineering , engineering

The distribution of fog and low stratus (FLS) is of importance in nowcasting, aviation forecasting and climate applications. This paper presents satellite‐derived FLS maps as a basis for building a European FLS climatology with high spatial and temporal resolution. Averaged maps covering several winter seasons of Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) data are analysed and compared to a cloud climatology based on a 26‐year record of ground‐based visual cloud observations. The general patterns seen in both products are found to be in good agreement and plausible. Copyright © 2009 Royal Meteorological Society

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