Clouds contribute significantly to the formation of many of the natural hazards. Hence cloud mapping and its classification becomes a major component of the various physical models which are used for forecasting natural hazards.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/cloud-classification-noaa-avhrr-imageries-using-spectral-and-textural-featuers
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/rashpal-kaur
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ganju
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/journal-indian-society-remote-sensing
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/avalanche
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere-and-ozone-layer
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/atmosphere-science
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/weather-predictions
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/landslides
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/remote-sensing
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern