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Geoinformation Technology For Cloudiness Analysis On The Territory Of Western Ukraine Using Satellite Images

SISN.
2018;
Volume 887
: pp. 31 - 42
Authors: 

Petro Borodatyi, Rostyslav Bun

Department of Applied Mathematics, Lviv Polytechnic National University, S. Bandery Str., 12, Lviv, 79013, UKRAINE

Based on Earth observation data taken from satellites of the Landsat program and using the capabilities of the cloud platform Google Earth Engine the geoinformation technology of spatial analysis of cloudiness in the territory of Western Ukraine has been created. The distribution of cloudiness in the region is presented and the influence of the mountain range of the Carpathian Mountains on the main parameters of cloudiness is analyzed. The distribution of cloudiness densities in Lviv and Zakarpattya provinces is shown. The seasonal dynamics of cloudiness in the region during the year and the average cloudiness dynamics over 2013–2017 are analyzed. The comparative histograms of the distribution of areas with the same average cloudiness over the year in the Lviv and Zakarpattya provinces are presented.

geoinformation technology
Google Earth Engine
Landsat program
satellite image
cloudiness
geospatial data analysis
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