Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 6, 0612001(2023)

Development and Data Analysis of Dual-Band All-Sky Cloud Cover Observation System

Yiren Wang1,2, Ming Yang3, Daxin Liu4、*, Yingwei Xia1, Wanyi Xie1,2, Hongkun Wang5, Yong Liu1, and Dong Liu1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei 230031, Anhui, China
  • 2University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, Anhui, China
  • 3Anhui Branch of East China Air Traffic Administration of Civil Aviation of China, Hefei 230001, Anhui, China
  • 4Meteorological Observation Centre, China Meteorological Administration, Beijing 100081, China
  • 5Anhui University, Hefei 230039, Anhui, China
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    Yiren Wang, Ming Yang, Daxin Liu, Yingwei Xia, Wanyi Xie, Hongkun Wang, Yong Liu, Dong Liu. Development and Data Analysis of Dual-Band All-Sky Cloud Cover Observation System[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(6): 0612001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology

    Received: Apr. 15, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 25, 2022

    Published Online: Mar. 13, 2023

    The Author Email: Liu Daxin (ldxaoc@cma.gov.cn), Liu Dong (dliu@aiofm.cas.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS220979

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