Articles | Volume 17, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-3765-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-3765-2024
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25 Jun 2024
Research article |  | 25 Jun 2024

Innovative cloud quantification: deep learning classification and finite-sector clustering for ground-based all-sky imaging

Jingxuan Luo, Yubing Pan, Debin Su, Jinhua Zhong, Lingxiao Wu, Wei Zhao, Xiaoru Hu, Zhengchao Qi, Daren Lu, and Yinan Wang

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Accurate cloud quantification is critical for climate research. We developed a novel computer vision framework using deep neural networks and clustering algorithms for cloud classification and segmentation from ground-based all-sky images. After a full year of observational training, our model achieves over 95 % accuracy on four cloud types. The framework enhances quantitative analysis to support climate research by providing reliable cloud data.
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