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A new algorithm for cloud cover estimation has been formulated and developed based on the synthetic control index, called the grayness rate index, and an additional algorithm step of adaptive filtering of the Mie scattering contribution. A setup for automated cloud cover estimation has been designed, assembled, and tested under field conditions. The results shows a significant advantage of the new algorithm over currently commonly used procedures.
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Original Russian Text © M.A. Krinitskiy, A.V. Sinitsyn, 2016, published in Okeanologiya, 2016, Vol. 56, No. 3, pp. 341–345.
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Krinitskiy, M.A., Sinitsyn, A.V. Adaptive algorithm for cloud cover estimation from all-sky images over the sea. Oceanology 56, 315–319 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001437016020132
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