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Space Base Fog estimation using SEVIRI data

Pooja Jindal | January 24, 2025 | 50 Views

Fog is a cloud of tiny water droplets that forms at ground level and is thick enough to limit horizontal visibility to less than 1 kilometre. The presence of heavy and extended periods of fog in the Indo-Gangetic Plains is one of the major weather hazards, impacting road transportation, aviation,…

Current Temporal Remote Sensing Technology - Monitoring Kumbh Mela 2025, Prayagraj

Anil Kumar | January 16, 2025 | 723 Views

Sonakshi Mehrotra and Anil Kumar The Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj, a grand spiritual and cultural congregation, presents unique challenges and opportunities for effective monitoring and management. With millions of pilgrims expected, temporal remote sensing technology offers a dynamic approach to track spatial and temporal changes, including land-use transformations, crowd…

Global Evaluation of Sentinel 2 Aerosol Optical Thickness retrievals

Dr. Manu Mehta | January 6, 2025 | 192 Views

Dr. Manu Mehta and Mr. Akhilesh Kumar This recent study at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS), ISRO, presents the first known comprehensive global validation of Aerosol Optical Thickness (AOT) measurements derived from the Sentinel 2 Sen2Cor algorithm, covering a significant period of 5 years from 2018 to 2022 utilizing…