Statistics on low cloud occurrence per month along the South-Western African coast at 7:00 and 14:00 UTC, 2004 to 2009

doi:doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.755427

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Statistics on low cloud occurrence per month along the South-Western African coast at 7:00 and 14:00 UTC, 2004 to 2009

The spatial and temporal patterns of fog and low clouds along the South-Western African coast are characterized based on an evaluation of Meteosat SEVIRI satellite data. A technique for the detection of fog/low clouds in the region is introduced, and validated using 1 year of CALIOP cloud lidar products, showing reliable performance. The frequency of fog and low cloud in the study area is analyzed by systematic application of the technique to all available Meteosat SEVIRI scenes from 2004 to 2009, for 7:00 UTC and 14:00 UTC. The highest frequencies are encountered in the area around Walvis Bay, with a peak in the summer months. Fog and low clouds clear by 14:00 UTC almost everywhere over land.

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Cermak, Jan (2012). Dataset: Statistics on low cloud occurrence per month along the South-Western African coast at 7:00 and 14:00 UTC, 2004 to 2009. https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.755427

DOI retrieved: 2012

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Field	Value
Imported on	November 30, 2024
Last update	November 30, 2024
License	CC-BY-NC-3.0
Source	https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.755427
Author	Cermak, Jan
Given Name	Jan
Family Name	Cermak
Source Creation	2012
Publication Year	2012
Subject Areas	Name: Atmosphere
Related Identifiers	Title: Low clouds and fog along the south-western African coast – satellite-based retrieval and spatial patterns Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.02.012 Type: DOI Relation: IsSupplementTo Year: 2012 Source: Atmospheric Research Authors: Cermak Jan .