Himawari-8/AHI and MODIS Aerosol Optical Depths in China: Evaluation and Comparison [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2019 The geostationary earth orbit satellite—Himawari-8 loaded with the Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) has greatly enhanced our capacity of dynamic monitoring in Asia−Pacific area.
Tingting Jiang +3 more
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Geolocation Accuracy Assessment of Himawari-8/AHI Imagery for Application to Terrestrial Monitoring
Remote Sensing, 2020 Recent advancements in new generation geostationary satellites have facilitated the application of their datasets to terrestrial monitoring. In this application, geolocation accuracy is an essential issue because land surfaces are generally heterogeneous.
Yuhei Yamamoto +2 more
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Detection of deterministic and probabilistic convection initiation using Himawari-8 Advanced Himawari Imager data [PDF]
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2017 The detection of convective initiation (CI) is very important because convective clouds bring heavy rainfall and thunderstorms that typically cause severe socio-economic damage.
S. Lee +4 more
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Remote Sensing, 2018 We developed land surface temperature (LST) retrieval algorithms based on the time of day and water vapor content using the Himawari-8/AHI (Advanced Himawari Imager) data, which is the Japanese next generation geostationary satellite.
Youn-Young Choi, Myoung-Seok Suh
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Comparison of polar mesospheric cloud observations by Himawari-8/AHI and Himawari-9/AHI
Earth, Planets and SpaceWe have applied the polar mesospheric cloud (PMC) detection method to the full-disc images obtained by the Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) on board the Japanese geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) meteorological satellite Himawari-9, which has been in ...
Y. Moriyama, T. T. Tsuda, Y. Ando
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Comparison of Himawari-8 AHI SST with Shipboard Skin SST Measurements in the Australian Region
Remote Sensing, 2020 Sea surface temperature (SST) measurements from the geostationary satellite Himawari-8 Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) are compared with in situ skin SSTs derived from shipboard Infrared SST Autonomous Radiometers (ISAR) in the Australian region. The mean
Lei Guan, Helen Beggs
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Generation and Evaluation of LAI and FPAR Products from Himawari-8 Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) Data [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2019 Leaf area index (LAI) and fraction of photosynthetically active radiation (FPAR) absorbed by vegetation are two of the essential biophysical variables used in most global models of climate, hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology.
Yepei Chen +7 more
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Deriving Hourly PM2.5 Concentrations from Himawari-8 AODs over Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei in China
Remote Sensing, 2017 Monitoring fine particulate matter with diameters of less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) is a critical endeavor in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH) region, which is one of the most polluted areas in China. Polar orbit satellites are limited by observation frequency,
Zengxin Pan, Feiyue Mao
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AHI/Himawari-8 Yonsei Aerosol Retrieval (YAER): Algorithm, Validation and Merged Products
Remote Sensing, 2018 Himawari-8, a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite, was successfully launched by the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA) on 7 October 2014 and has been in official operation since 7 July 2015. The Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) onboard
Jhoon Kim, Myungje Choi, Yasuko KASAI
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An adapted hourly Himawari-8 fire product for China: principle, methodology and verification [PDF]
Earth System Science Data, 2023 Wildfires exert strong influences on the environment, ecology, economy and public security. However, the existing hourly Himawari-8 fire product produced by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) presents large uncertainties and is not suitable for ...
J. Chen +11 more
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