The MTI Dense-Cloud Mask Algorithm Compared to a Cloud Mask Evolved by a Genetic Algorithm and to the MODIS Cloud Mask

摘要

In support of its dual mission in environmental studies and nuclear nonproliferation, the Multispectral Thermal Imager (MTI) has enhanced spatial and radiometric resolutions and state-of-the-art calibration capabilities. These instrumental developments put a new burden on retrieval algorithm developers to pass this accuracy on to the inferred geophysical parameters.