Abstract:

One important of satellite remote sensing is the count of cloudy days of a particular region. Cloud cover hampers radiation received from the sun therefore controls LST (land surface, SST (Sea Surface Temperature) accordingly humidity, evaporation, agriculture, aquaculture, tourism, and other human activities. Present work investigated long term cloud cover of the Black Sea using high resolution 6927 daily and 207 monthly composite AVHRR satellite data from March 1993 to December 2012. The results could give a clue for regional and global climate change to take an action for the feature. Results mapped potential availability of obtaining cloud free images for use of other disciplines. The results were discussed as well as the geographical planetary factors that determine the climate of the Black Sea basin and in the context of global climate change. The results obtained also for other disciplines (climate, meteorology, oceanography, hydrography, biology, environmental science, agriculture, tourism, such as Industry) will create a data source. SST patterns also revealed oceanographic events which was studied in earlier work too.

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