Tracking Polar Mesospheric Clouds Using Unbinned Correlation Methods

Authors

Franz G. Utermohlen, Gettysburg CollegeFollow

Class Year

2015

Document Type

Poster

Date of Creation

Fall 2014

Department 1

Physics

Abstract

We are experimenting with a correlation method that allows us to cross-correlate images that have geolocated pixels without having to bin the pixels and lose resolution. In addition to preserving resolution, this correlation method also allows us to perform transformations on the images that would be difficult to perform with other correlation methods. We are working on this correlation method in order to use cross-correlations to track polar mesospheric clouds (PMCs) using the data from the Cloud Imaging and Particle Size (CIPS) instrument on the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) satellite.

Comments

This research was conducted at Hampton University through the Crest Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Program (http://cure.hamptonu.edu).

Copyright Note

This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.

Recommended Citation

Utermohlen, Franz G., "Tracking Polar Mesospheric Clouds Using Unbinned Correlation Methods" (2014). Student Publications. 260.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/260