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Archive: Fri Sep 2006

Fog detection: MODIS vs. GOES

Areas of radiation fog were forming during the overnight hours in the river valleys of southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, and northeastern Iowa. These narrow finger-like fog features were apparent on the MODIS 11-3.9 micrometer “fog/stratus product” (upper left panel) due the higher spatial resolution (1 km IR) and better spectral... Read More