I’m trying to understand exactly the meaning of cloud, clear and cloudConfidence.
from the docs:
cloud
number 0 for cloud confidence is not high, 1 for high confidence cloud
clear
number 0 if cloud or dilated cloud, or else 1
cloudConfidence
number
here is my logic:
cloud is if there is a cloud in that location. but instead of 0 (no cloud) and 1 (yes cloud), it has values in between to account for "calculation/measurement anomalies " etc.
I would expect to have clear as the opposite. but there is no confidence in the description. so it’s just a binary? or the doc is misleading? I have not downloaded and examined the data yet, I’m trying to understand it first. observation might be misleading 🙂 .
if cloud is the confidence of a cloud, what is cloudConfidence and why do I need both values?
the existence of cloudConfidence makes me doubt my reasoning for cloud.
I can understand why someone will want clear, especially if it includes dilated cloud.
does cloudconfidence include all clouds? even cloud dilution?