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Comparing satellite- to ground-based automated and manual cloud coverage observations – a case study
A. Werkmeister
Institut für Meteorologie und Klimatologie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhaeuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
now at: Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, 3149 Miami, USA
M. Lockhoff
Deutscher Wetterdienst, Frankfurter Str. 135, 63067 Offenbach, Germany
M. Schrempf
Institut für Meteorologie und Klimatologie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhaeuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
K. Tohsing
Institut für Meteorologie und Klimatologie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhaeuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Lauder, Central Otago, New Zealand
G. Seckmeyer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institut für Meteorologie und Klimatologie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Herrenhaeuser Str. 2, 30419 Hannover, Germany
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