A satellite-based climatology of fog and low-level stratus in Germany and adjacent areas

European climatology of fog and low stra

European climatology of fog and low stratus based on geostationary satellite observations

✍ Jan Cermak; Ryan M. Eastman; Jörg Bendix; Stephen G. Warren 📂 Article 📅 2009 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 808 KB

## Abstract The distribution of fog and low stratus (FLS) is of importance in nowcasting, aviation forecasting and climate applications. This paper presents satellite‐derived FLS maps as a basis for building a European FLS climatology with high spatial and temporal resolution. Averaged maps coverin