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Surface Observation Probability System of KOMPSAT-3  

Park, Myeong-Suk (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University)
Heo, Chang-Hoe (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University)
Kim, Yeong-Mi (School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Seoul National University)
Kim, Eung-Hyeon (KOMPSAT-3 Program Office, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kim, Gyu-Seon (KOMPSAT-3 Program Office, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
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Atmosphere / v.16, no.4, 2006 , pp. 371-378 More about this Journal
Abstract
The surface observation probability system (SOPS) of the Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite (KOMPSAT) has been developed based on the climatological distribution of cloud coverage and the expected passage of satellite orbit. While the optical camera loaded on KOMPSAT series has been operated with the purpose of observing earth's surface, it cannot see the surface when an obstacle (i.e., cloud) exists between them. In the present study, cloud information of International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project incorporates into high resolution grid of the KOMPSAT-3 orbit. The characteristics of the KOMPSAT SOPS are discussed.
Keywords
KOMPSAT; surface observation probability; cloud; ISCCP;
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