Kris,
If you look at the definition of cloud_area_fraction, it doesn’t imply any
averaging or ratio. It is the fraction of the cell that is cloudy. It could
be fine for your purposes, but if you would like to make it more clear that it
is binary, I’d suggest we create a standard name of
We are detecting cloudy and clear sky pixels using a combination passive
infrared and visible satellite imagery. The community typically calls this
product a cloud mask, i.e. byte value 0=clear sky pixel, 1=cloudy pixel. I
am reviewing the CF Standard Name table and I see no name that would
Dear Kris
cloud_binary_mask would be exactly the right standard name, I think, as Jim
suggests.
Cheers
Jonathan
We are detecting cloudy and clear sky pixels using a combination passive
infrared and visible satellite imagery. The community typically calls this
product a cloud mask, i.e.
Dear All:
we requested the cloud mask and related quantities last year, and I had the
impression these standard_names were accepted.
cloud_binary_mask: X_binary_mask has 1 where condition X is met, 0 elsewhere. 1
= cloud present, 0 = cloud absent (clear). Note that if no threshold is
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Subject: [CF-metadata] standard name request for a satellite pixel-level
cloud mask
Dear Kris
cloud_binary_mask would be exactly the right standard name, I think, as Jim
suggests.
Cheers
Jonathan
We are detecting cloudy and clear sky pixels using a combination
