Identifying clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared satellite data

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dc.contributor.authorAbreu, P.
dc.contributor.authorAglietta, M.
dc.contributor.authorAhlers, M.
dc.contributor.authorAhn, E.
dc.contributor.authorAlbuquerque, I.
dc.contributor.authorAllekotte, I.
dc.contributor.authorAllen, J.
dc.contributor.authorAllison, P.
dc.contributor.authorAlmela, A.
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez Castillo, J.
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez-Muñiz, J.
dc.contributor.authorAlves Batista, R.
dc.contributor.authorAmbrosio, M.
dc.contributor.authorAminaei, A.
dc.contributor.authorAnchordoqui, L.
dc.contributor.authorAndringa, S.
dc.contributor.authorAntičić, T.
dc.contributor.authorAramo, C.
dc.contributor.authorArqueros, F.
dc.contributor.authorAsorey, H.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractWe 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<sup>2</sup> of the Pierre Auger Observatory twice per hour with a spatial resolution of ∼2.4 km by ∼5.5 km. Our method could also be applied to monitor cloud cover for other ground-based observatories and for space-based observatories. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityP. Abreu ... K.B. Barber ... J.A. Bellido ... R.W. Clay ... M.J. Cooper ... B.R. Dawson ... T.D. Grubb ... T.A. Harrison ... A.E. Herve ... G.C. Hill ... V.C. Holmes ... M. Malacari ... S.J. Saffi ... J. Sorokin ... P. Wahrlich ... et al.
dc.identifier.citationAstroparticle Physics, 2013; 50-52:92-101
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.09.004
dc.identifier.issn0927-6505
dc.identifier.issn1873-2852
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/88389
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science BV
dc.rights© 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.09.004
dc.subjectUltra-high energy cosmic rays; Pierre Auger Observatory; Extensive air showers; Atmospheric monitoring; Clouds; Satellites
dc.titleIdentifying clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared satellite data
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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