Developments of Low-Cost Procedure to Estimate Cloud Base Height Based on a Digital Camera

Cloud height, wind speed and direction at cloud height play an important role in air safety. This paper presents a low-cost system based on digital cameras to estimate cloud base height. It is shown that both wind speed and direction can also be obtained with this system. The method is based on tria...

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Main Author: Janeiro, Fernando M. (author)
Other Authors: Ramos, Pedro M. (author), Wagner, Frank (author), Silva, A. M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Cloud height
Digital photography
Environmental measurements
Image processing
Aviation safety
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/2013
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/2013

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http://hdl.handle.net/10174/2013

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