LACy, Laboratoire de l'Atmosphére et des Cyclones (UMR 8105, CNRS, Université de La Réunion, Météo-France), Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France
OSU – Réunion, Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers – La Réunion (UAR 3365, Université de La Réunion, CNRS, Météo-France), Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France
Marie Lothon
Laboratoire d'Aérologie, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, Toulouse, France
Tom Toulouse
Reuniwatt, 14 rue de la Guadeloupe 97490 Sainte Clotilde de La Réunion, France
Olivier Liandrat
Reuniwatt, 14 rue de la Guadeloupe 97490 Sainte Clotilde de La Réunion, France
Solofo Rakotondraompiana
IOGA, Institut et Observatoire de Géophysique d'Antananarivo (Université d'Antananarivo, Madagascar), Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
Hassan Bencherif
LACy, Laboratoire de l'Atmosphére et des Cyclones (UMR 8105, CNRS, Université de La Réunion, Météo-France), Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France
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The lack of ground observation instruments and the vast ocean coverage make the Southwest Indian Ocean (SWIO) region difficult to access and poorly studied. For gathering ground-based camera information, satellite measurements have been used with the primary goal of characterizing both sites Saint-Denis of Reunion Island and Antananarivo Madagascar in terms of cloudiness. This study shows the particularity of each site and enhances our understanding of cloud properties, particularly in the SWIO.
The lack of ground observation instruments and the vast ocean coverage make the Southwest Indian...