Intercomparison of DMSP OLS, NOAA AVHRR, GOES VISSR (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Operational Linescan System, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer, GOES Visible Infrared Spin-Scan Radiometer), and Landsat MSS Imagery for Cloud Property Determination: Recommendations for Digital Data Analysis.

Concurrent visible and infrared cloud imagery from four satellite sensors (DMSP OLS, NOAA AVHRR, GOES VISSR, Landsat MSS) have been intercompared. Inherent differences in cloud field analyses are noted due to sensor characteristics such as spatial and spectral resolution and scene/sensor geometry. Digital data were manipulated to simulate one sensor's data from that of another. Recommendations for further analysis of the collected data set are provided.