We describe a new method of identifying night-time clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared data from the Imager instruments on the GOES-12 and GOES-13 satellites. We compare cloud. identifications resulting from our method to those obtained by the Central Laser Facility of the Auger Observatory. Using our new method we can now develop cloud probability maps for the 3000 km(2) of the Pierre Auger Observatory twice per hour with a spatial resolution of similar to 2.4 km by similar to 5.5 km. Our method could also be applied to monitor cloud cover for other ground-based observatories and for space-based observatories. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Identifying clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared satellite data / Abreu, P; Aglietta, M; Ahlers, M; Ahn, Ej; Albuquerque, Ifm; Allekotte, I; Allen, J; Allison, P; Almela, A; Castillo, Ja; Alvarez-Muniz, J; Batista, R; Ambrosio, M; Aminaei, A; Anchordoqui, L; Andringa, S; Anticic, T; Aramo, C; Arqueros, F; Asorey, H; Assis, P; Aublin, J; Ave, M; Avenier, M; Avila, G; Badescu, Am; Barber, Kb; Barbosa, Af; Bardenet, R; Baughman, B; Bauml, J; Baus, C; Beatty, Jj; Becker, Kh; Belletoile, A; Bellido, Ja; Benzvi, S; Berat, C; Bertou, X; Biermann, Pl; Billoir, P; Blanco, F; Blanco, M; Bleve, C; Blumer, H; Bohacova, M; Boncioli, D; Bonifazi, C; Bonino, R; Borodai, N; Brack, J; Brancus, I; Brogueira, P; Brown, Wc; Buchholz, P; Bueno, A; Buroker, L; Burton, Re; Buscemi, M; Caballero-Mora, Ks; Caccianiga, B; Caccianiga, L; Caramete, L; Caruso, R; Castellina, A; Cataldi, G; Cazon, L; Cester, R; Cheng, Sh; Chiavassa, A; Chinellato, Ja; Chirinos, J; Chudoba, J; Cilmo, M; Clay, Rw; Cocciolo, G; Colalillo, R; Collica, L; Coluccia, Mr; Conceicao, R; Contreras, F; Cook, H; Cooper, Mj; Coutu, S; Covault, Ce; Criss, A; Cronin, J; Curutiu, A; Dallier, R; Daniel, B; Dasso, S; Daumiller, K; Dawson, Br; de Almeida, Rm; De Domenico, M; de Jong, Sj; De La Vega, G; de Mello, Wjm; Neto, Jrtd; De Mitri, I; de Souza, V; de Vries, Kd; del Peral, L; Deligny, O; Dembinski, H; Dhital, N; Di Giulio, C; Diaz, Jc; Castro, Mld; Diep, Pn; Diogo, F; Dobrigkeit, C; Docters, W; D'Olivo, Jc; Dong, Pn; Dorofeev, A; dos Anjos, Jc; Dova, Mt; D'Urso, D; Ebr, J; Engel, R; Erdmann, M; Escobar, Co; Espadanal, J; Etchegoyen, A; San Luis, Pf; Falcke, H; Fang, K; Farrar, G; Fauth, Ac; Fazzini, N; Ferguson, Ap; Fick, B; Figueira, Jm; Filevich, A; Filipcic, A; Fliescher, S; Fox, Bd; Fracchiolla, Ce; Fraenkel, Ed; Fratu, O; Frohlich, U; Fuchs, B; Gaior, R; Gamarra, Rf; Gambetta, S; Garcia, B; Roca, Stg; Garcia-Gamez, D; Garcia-Pinto, D; Garilli, G; Bravo, Ag; Gemmeke, H; Ghia, Pl; Giller, M; Gitto, J; Glaser, C; Glass, H; Golup, G; Albarracin, Fg; Berisso, Mg; Vitale, Pfg; Goncalves, P; Gonzalez, Jg; Gookin, B; Gorgi, A; Gorham, P; Gouffon, P; Grebe, S; Griffith, N; Grillo, Af; Grubb, Td; Guardincerri, Y; Guarino, F; Guedes, Gp; Hansen, P; Harari, D; Harrison, Ta; Harton, Jl; Haungs, A; Hebbeker, T; Heck, D; Herve, Ae; Hill, Gc; Hojvat, C; Hollon, N; Holmes, Vc; Homola, P; Horandel, Jr; Horvath, P; Hrabovsky, M; Huber, D; Huege, T; Insolia, A; Jansen, S; Jarne, C; Jiraskova, S; Josebachuili, M; Kadija, K; Kampert, Kh; Karhan, P; Kasper, P; Katkov, I; Kegl, B; Keilhauer, B; Keivani, A; Kelley, Jl; Kemp, E; Kieckhafer, Rm; Klages, Ho; Kleifges, M; Kleinfeller, J; Knapp, J; Krause, R; Krohm, N; Kromer, O; Kruppke-Hansen, D; Kuempel, D; Kulbartz, Jk; Kunka, N; La Rosa, G; Lahurd, D; Latronico, L; Lauer, R; Lauscher, M; Lautridou, P; Le Coz, S; Leao, Msab; Lebrun, D; Lebrun, P; de Oliveira, Mal; Letessier-Selvon, A; Lhenry-Yvon, I; Link, K; Lopez, R; Aguera, Al; Louedec, K; Bahilo, Jl; Lu, L; Lucero, A; Ludwig, M; Lyberis, H; Maccarone, Mc; Macolino, C; Malacari, M; Maldera, S; Maller, J; Mandat, D; Mantsch, P; Mariazzi, Ag; Marin, J; Marin, V; Maris, Ic; Falcon, Hrm; Marsella, G; Martello, D; Martin, L; Martinez, H; Bravo, Om; Martraire, D; Meza, Jjm; Mathes, Hj; Matthews, J; Matthews, Jaj; Matthiae, G; Maurel, D; Maurizio, D; Mayotte, E; Mazur, Po; Medina-Tanco, G; Melissas, M; Melo, D; Menichetti, E; Menshikov, A; Messina, S; Meyhandan, R; Micanovic, S; Micheletti, Mi; Middendorf, L; Minaya, Ia; Mirarrionti, L; Mitrica, B; Molina-Bueno, L; Mollerach, S; Monasor, M; Ragaigne, Dm; Montanet, F; Morales, B; Morello, C; Moreno, Jc; Mostafa, M; Moura, Ca; Muller, Ma; Muller, G; Munchmeyer, M; Mussa, R; Navarra, G; Navarro, Jl; Navas, S; Necesal, P; Nellen, L; Nelles, A; Neuser, Tj; Nhung, Pt; Niechciol, M; Niemietz, L; Nierstenhoefer, N; Niggemann, T; Nitz, D; Nosek, D; Nozka, L; Oehlschlager, J; Olinto, A; Oliveira, M; Ortiz, M; Pacheco, N; Selmi-Dei, Dp; Palatka, M; Pallotta, J; Palmieri, N; Parente, G; Parra, A; Pastor, S; Paul, T; Pech, M; Pekala, J; Pelayo, R; Pepe, Im; Perrone, L; Pesce, R; Petermann, E; Petrera, S; Petrolini, A; Petrov, Y; Pfendner, C; Piegaia, R; Pierog, T; Pieroni, P; Pimenta, M; Pirronello, V; Platino, M; Plum, M; Ponce, Vh; Pontz, M; Porcelli, A; Privitera, P; Prouza, M; Quel, Ej; Querchfeld, S; Rautenberg, J; Ravel, O; Ravignani, D; Revenu, B; Ridky, J; Riggi, S; Risse, M; Ristori, P; Rivera, H; Rizi, V; Roberts, J; de Carvalho, Wr; Cabo, Ir; Fernandez, Gr; Martino, Jr; Rojo, Jr; Rodriguez-Frias, Md; Ros, G; Rosado, J; Rossler, T; Roth, M; Rouille-d'Orfeuil, B; Roulet, E; Rovero, Ac; Ruhle, C; Saffi, Sj; Saftoiu, A; Salamida, F; Salazar, H; Greus, Fs; Salina, G; Sanchez, F; Santo, Ce; Santos, E; Santos, Em; Sarazin, F; Sarkar, B; Sato, R; Scharf, N; Scherini, V; Schieler, H; Schiffer, P; Schmidt, A; Scholten, O; Schoorlemmer, H; Schovancova, J; Schovanek, P; Schroder, Fg; Schulz, J; Schuster, D; Sciutto, S; Scuderi, M; Segreto, A; Settimo, M; Shadkam, A; Shellard, Rc; Sidelnik, I; Sigl, G; Sima, O; Smialkowski, A; Smida, R; Snow, Gr; Sommers, P; Sorokin, J; Spinka, H; Squartini, R; Srivastava, Yn; Stanic, S; Stapleton, J; Stasielak, J; Stephan, M; Straub, M; Stutz, A; Suarez, F; Suomijarvi, T; Supanitsky, Ad; Susa, T; Sutherland, Ms; Swain, J; Szadkowski, Z; Szuba, M; Tapia, A; Tartare, M; Tascau, O; Tcaciuc, R; Thao, Nt; Thomas, D; Tiffenberg, J; Timmermans, C; Tkaczyk, W; Peixoto, Cjt; Toma, G; Tomankova, L; Tome, B; Tonachini, A; Elipe, Gt; Machado, Dt; Travnicek, P; Tridapalli, Db; Trovato, E; Tueros, M; Ulrich, R; Unger, M; Urban, M; Galicia, Jfv; Valino, I; Valore, L; van Aar, G; van den Berg, Am; van Velzen, S; van Vliet, A; Varela, E; Cardenas, Bv; Varner, G; Vazquez, Jr; Vazquez, Ra; Veberic, D; Verzi, V; Vicha, J; Videla, M; Villasenor, L; Wahlberg, H; Wahrlich, P; Wainberg, O; Walz, D; Watson, Aa; Weber, M; Weidenhaupt, K; Weindl, A; Werner, F; Westerhoff, S; Whelan, Bj; Widom, A; Wieczorek, G; Wiencke, L; Wilczynska, B; Wilczynski, H; Will, M; Williams, C; Winchen, T; Wundheiler, B; Yamamoto, T; Yapici, T; Younk, P; Yuan, G; Yushkov, A; Garcia, Bz; Zas, E; Zavrtanik, D; Zavrtanik, M; Zaw, I; Zepeda, A; Zhou, J; Zhu, Y; Silva, Mz; Ziolkowski, M. - In: ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0927-6505. - 50-52:(2013), pp. 92-101. [10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.09.004]

Identifying clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared satellite data

D'Urso D;Scherini V;
2013-01-01

Abstract

We describe a new method of identifying night-time clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared data from the Imager instruments on the GOES-12 and GOES-13 satellites. We compare cloud. identifications resulting from our method to those obtained by the Central Laser Facility of the Auger Observatory. Using our new method we can now develop cloud probability maps for the 3000 km(2) of the Pierre Auger Observatory twice per hour with a spatial resolution of similar to 2.4 km by similar to 5.5 km. Our method could also be applied to monitor cloud cover for other ground-based observatories and for space-based observatories. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
2013
Identifying clouds over the Pierre Auger Observatory using infrared satellite data / Abreu, P; Aglietta, M; Ahlers, M; Ahn, Ej; Albuquerque, Ifm; Allekotte, I; Allen, J; Allison, P; Almela, A; Castillo, Ja; Alvarez-Muniz, J; Batista, R; Ambrosio, M; Aminaei, A; Anchordoqui, L; Andringa, S; Anticic, T; Aramo, C; Arqueros, F; Asorey, H; Assis, P; Aublin, J; Ave, M; Avenier, M; Avila, G; Badescu, Am; Barber, Kb; Barbosa, Af; Bardenet, R; Baughman, B; Bauml, J; Baus, C; Beatty, Jj; Becker, Kh; Belletoile, A; Bellido, Ja; Benzvi, S; Berat, C; Bertou, X; Biermann, Pl; Billoir, P; Blanco, F; Blanco, M; Bleve, C; Blumer, H; Bohacova, M; Boncioli, D; Bonifazi, C; Bonino, R; Borodai, N; Brack, J; Brancus, I; Brogueira, P; Brown, Wc; Buchholz, P; Bueno, A; Buroker, L; Burton, Re; Buscemi, M; Caballero-Mora, Ks; Caccianiga, B; Caccianiga, L; Caramete, L; Caruso, R; Castellina, A; Cataldi, G; Cazon, L; Cester, R; Cheng, Sh; Chiavassa, A; Chinellato, Ja; Chirinos, J; Chudoba, J; Cilmo, M; Clay, Rw; Cocciolo, G; Colalillo, R; Collica, L; Coluccia, Mr; Conceicao, R; Contreras, F; Cook, H; Cooper, Mj; Coutu, S; Covault, Ce; Criss, A; Cronin, J; Curutiu, A; Dallier, R; Daniel, B; Dasso, S; Daumiller, K; Dawson, Br; de Almeida, Rm; De Domenico, M; de Jong, Sj; De La Vega, G; de Mello, Wjm; Neto, Jrtd; De Mitri, I; de Souza, V; de Vries, Kd; del Peral, L; Deligny, O; Dembinski, H; Dhital, N; Di Giulio, C; Diaz, Jc; Castro, Mld; Diep, Pn; Diogo, F; Dobrigkeit, C; Docters, W; D'Olivo, Jc; Dong, Pn; Dorofeev, A; dos Anjos, Jc; Dova, Mt; D'Urso, D; Ebr, J; Engel, R; Erdmann, M; Escobar, Co; Espadanal, J; Etchegoyen, A; San Luis, Pf; Falcke, H; Fang, K; Farrar, G; Fauth, Ac; Fazzini, N; Ferguson, Ap; Fick, B; Figueira, Jm; Filevich, A; Filipcic, A; Fliescher, S; Fox, Bd; Fracchiolla, Ce; Fraenkel, Ed; Fratu, O; Frohlich, U; Fuchs, B; Gaior, R; Gamarra, Rf; Gambetta, S; Garcia, B; Roca, Stg; Garcia-Gamez, D; Garcia-Pinto, D; Garilli, G; Bravo, Ag; Gemmeke, H; Ghia, Pl; Giller, M; Gitto, J; Glaser, C; Glass, H; Golup, G; Albarracin, Fg; Berisso, Mg; Vitale, Pfg; Goncalves, P; Gonzalez, Jg; Gookin, B; Gorgi, A; Gorham, P; Gouffon, P; Grebe, S; Griffith, N; Grillo, Af; Grubb, Td; Guardincerri, Y; Guarino, F; Guedes, Gp; Hansen, P; Harari, D; Harrison, Ta; Harton, Jl; Haungs, A; Hebbeker, T; Heck, D; Herve, Ae; Hill, Gc; Hojvat, C; Hollon, N; Holmes, Vc; Homola, P; Horandel, Jr; Horvath, P; Hrabovsky, M; Huber, D; Huege, T; Insolia, A; Jansen, S; Jarne, C; Jiraskova, S; Josebachuili, M; Kadija, K; Kampert, Kh; Karhan, P; Kasper, P; Katkov, I; Kegl, B; Keilhauer, B; Keivani, A; Kelley, Jl; Kemp, E; Kieckhafer, Rm; Klages, Ho; Kleifges, M; Kleinfeller, J; Knapp, J; Krause, R; Krohm, N; Kromer, O; Kruppke-Hansen, D; Kuempel, D; Kulbartz, Jk; Kunka, N; La Rosa, G; Lahurd, D; Latronico, L; Lauer, R; Lauscher, M; Lautridou, P; Le Coz, S; Leao, Msab; Lebrun, D; Lebrun, P; de Oliveira, Mal; Letessier-Selvon, A; Lhenry-Yvon, I; Link, K; Lopez, R; Aguera, Al; Louedec, K; Bahilo, Jl; Lu, L; Lucero, A; Ludwig, M; Lyberis, H; Maccarone, Mc; Macolino, C; Malacari, M; Maldera, S; Maller, J; Mandat, D; Mantsch, P; Mariazzi, Ag; Marin, J; Marin, V; Maris, Ic; Falcon, Hrm; Marsella, G; Martello, D; Martin, L; Martinez, H; Bravo, Om; Martraire, D; Meza, Jjm; Mathes, Hj; Matthews, J; Matthews, Jaj; Matthiae, G; Maurel, D; Maurizio, D; Mayotte, E; Mazur, Po; Medina-Tanco, G; Melissas, M; Melo, D; Menichetti, E; Menshikov, A; Messina, S; Meyhandan, R; Micanovic, S; Micheletti, Mi; Middendorf, L; Minaya, Ia; Mirarrionti, L; Mitrica, B; Molina-Bueno, L; Mollerach, S; Monasor, M; Ragaigne, Dm; Montanet, F; Morales, B; Morello, C; Moreno, Jc; Mostafa, M; Moura, Ca; Muller, Ma; Muller, G; Munchmeyer, M; Mussa, R; Navarra, G; Navarro, Jl; Navas, S; Necesal, P; Nellen, L; Nelles, A; Neuser, Tj; Nhung, Pt; Niechciol, M; Niemietz, L; Nierstenhoefer, N; Niggemann, T; Nitz, D; Nosek, D; Nozka, L; Oehlschlager, J; Olinto, A; Oliveira, M; Ortiz, M; Pacheco, N; Selmi-Dei, Dp; Palatka, M; Pallotta, J; Palmieri, N; Parente, G; Parra, A; Pastor, S; Paul, T; Pech, M; Pekala, J; Pelayo, R; Pepe, Im; Perrone, L; Pesce, R; Petermann, E; Petrera, S; Petrolini, A; Petrov, Y; Pfendner, C; Piegaia, R; Pierog, T; Pieroni, P; Pimenta, M; Pirronello, V; Platino, M; Plum, M; Ponce, Vh; Pontz, M; Porcelli, A; Privitera, P; Prouza, M; Quel, Ej; Querchfeld, S; Rautenberg, J; Ravel, O; Ravignani, D; Revenu, B; Ridky, J; Riggi, S; Risse, M; Ristori, P; Rivera, H; Rizi, V; Roberts, J; de Carvalho, Wr; Cabo, Ir; Fernandez, Gr; Martino, Jr; Rojo, Jr; Rodriguez-Frias, Md; Ros, G; Rosado, J; Rossler, T; Roth, M; Rouille-d'Orfeuil, B; Roulet, E; Rovero, Ac; Ruhle, C; Saffi, Sj; Saftoiu, A; Salamida, F; Salazar, H; Greus, Fs; Salina, G; Sanchez, F; Santo, Ce; Santos, E; Santos, Em; Sarazin, F; Sarkar, B; Sato, R; Scharf, N; Scherini, V; Schieler, H; Schiffer, P; Schmidt, A; Scholten, O; Schoorlemmer, H; Schovancova, J; Schovanek, P; Schroder, Fg; Schulz, J; Schuster, D; Sciutto, S; Scuderi, M; Segreto, A; Settimo, M; Shadkam, A; Shellard, Rc; Sidelnik, I; Sigl, G; Sima, O; Smialkowski, A; Smida, R; Snow, Gr; Sommers, P; Sorokin, J; Spinka, H; Squartini, R; Srivastava, Yn; Stanic, S; Stapleton, J; Stasielak, J; Stephan, M; Straub, M; Stutz, A; Suarez, F; Suomijarvi, T; Supanitsky, Ad; Susa, T; Sutherland, Ms; Swain, J; Szadkowski, Z; Szuba, M; Tapia, A; Tartare, M; Tascau, O; Tcaciuc, R; Thao, Nt; Thomas, D; Tiffenberg, J; Timmermans, C; Tkaczyk, W; Peixoto, Cjt; Toma, G; Tomankova, L; Tome, B; Tonachini, A; Elipe, Gt; Machado, Dt; Travnicek, P; Tridapalli, Db; Trovato, E; Tueros, M; Ulrich, R; Unger, M; Urban, M; Galicia, Jfv; Valino, I; Valore, L; van Aar, G; van den Berg, Am; van Velzen, S; van Vliet, A; Varela, E; Cardenas, Bv; Varner, G; Vazquez, Jr; Vazquez, Ra; Veberic, D; Verzi, V; Vicha, J; Videla, M; Villasenor, L; Wahlberg, H; Wahrlich, P; Wainberg, O; Walz, D; Watson, Aa; Weber, M; Weidenhaupt, K; Weindl, A; Werner, F; Westerhoff, S; Whelan, Bj; Widom, A; Wieczorek, G; Wiencke, L; Wilczynska, B; Wilczynski, H; Will, M; Williams, C; Winchen, T; Wundheiler, B; Yamamoto, T; Yapici, T; Younk, P; Yuan, G; Yushkov, A; Garcia, Bz; Zas, E; Zavrtanik, D; Zavrtanik, M; Zaw, I; Zepeda, A; Zhou, J; Zhu, Y; Silva, Mz; Ziolkowski, M. - In: ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS. - ISSN 0927-6505. - 50-52:(2013), pp. 92-101. [10.1016/j.astropartphys.2013.09.004]
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