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Modeling Cumulus Cloud Scenes from High-resolution Satellite Images

Zhang, Zili; Liang, Xiaohui; Yuan, Chunqiang; Li, Frederick W.B.

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Authors

Zili Zhang

Xiaohui Liang

Chunqiang Yuan



Abstract

We present a reconstruction framework, which fits physically-based constraints to model large-scale cloud scenes from satellite images. Applications include weather phenomena visualization, flight simulation, and weather spotter training. In our method, the cloud shape is assumed to be composed of a cloud top surface and a nearly flat cloud base surface. Based on this, an effective method of multi-spectral data processing is developed to obtain relevant information for calculating the cloud base height and the cloud top height, including ground temperature, cloud top temperature and cloud shadow. A lapse rate model is proposed to formulate cloud shape as an implicit function of temperature lapse rate and cloud base temperature. After obtaining initial cloud shapes, we enrich the shapes by a fractal method and represent reconstructed clouds by a particle system. Experiment results demonstrate the capability of our method in generating physically sound large-scale cloud scenes from high-resolution satellite images.

Citation

Zhang, Z., Liang, X., Yuan, C., & Li, F. W. (2017). Modeling Cumulus Cloud Scenes from High-resolution Satellite Images. Computer Graphics Forum, 36(7), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.13288

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 29, 2017
Online Publication Date Oct 13, 2017
Publication Date Oct 13, 2017
Deposit Date Sep 12, 2017
Publicly Available Date Oct 13, 2018
Journal Computer Graphics Forum
Print ISSN 0167-7055
Electronic ISSN 1467-8659
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 36
Issue 7
Pages 229-238
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.13288
Public URL https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1345223

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This is the accepted version of the following article: Zhang, Zili, Liang, Xiaohui, Yuan, Chunqiang & Li, Frederick W.B. (2017). Modeling Cumulus Cloud Scenes from High-resolution Satellite Images. Computer Graphics Forum 36(7): 229-238, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/cgf.13288. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance With Wiley Terms and Conditions for self-archiving.






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