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Identifying clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared satellite data

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LauscherM. PontzA. C. FauthM. StephanH. LyberisH. LyberisCarla BonifaziJose A. BellidoB. MoralesDenise BoncioliGerman RosB. Vargas CárdenasMaria Concetta MaccaroneT. SuomijärviJ. PallottaE. J. QuelBéatrice FuchsNiraj DhitalI. ValiñoA. FilevichP. T. NhungS. GrebeR. SquartiniT. PaulT. PaulG. Medina-tancoG. Van AarA. CrissC. J. Todero PeixotoM. MalacariYunrong ZhuN. KrohmChristian GlaserH. WilczyńskiP. Billoir

subject

[PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE][PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]Atmospheric MonitoringSatellitesInfraredAstronomyCloud coverFOS: Physical sciencesAtmospheric monitoring01 natural sciencesCiencias de la Tierra y relacionadas con el Medio AmbienteAuger//purl.org/becyt/ford/1 [https]//purl.org/becyt/ford/1.5 [https]ObservatoryClouds0103 physical sciencesExtensive air showers010306 general physicsDETECTORInstrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM)Image resolutionCiencias ExactasPhysicsPierre Auger ObservatoryUHE Cosmic Rays atmosphere010308 nuclear & particles physicsPhysics[SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE]FísicaAstronomyPierre Auger ObservatoryAstronomy and AstrophysicsUltra-high energy cosmic rays[SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]INFRAVERMELHOExperimental High Energy PhysicsComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSINGPierre Auger observatoryultra-high energy cosmic rays; Pierre Auger Observatory; extensive air showers; atmospheric monitoring; clouds; satellitesFísica nuclearSatelliteCentral Laser FacilityExtensive Air ShowersAstrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsMeteorología y Ciencias AtmosféricasSYSTEMCIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS

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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 km(2) of the Pierre Auger Observatory twice per hour with a spatial resolution of similar to 2.4 km by similar to 5.5 km. Our method could also be applied to monitor cloud cover for other ground-based observatories and for space-based observatories. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2013-12-01Astroparticle Physics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.09.004