Clouds cover about 70% of the earth. In 1983 the world first satellite program, called International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP), was established. ISCCP use geostationary and polar orbiting satellites
Clouds cover about 70% of the earth. In 1983 the world first satellite program, called International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP), was established. ISCCP use geostationary and polar orbiting satellites to cover the world every third hour. Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), a new instrument, was introdused in the satellite Terra in 2000. MODIS has 36 band in the range 0.4μm − 14.4μm, while ISCCP has 3-8 bands. Terra and A