SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL MAPPING OF THE CLOUDINESS OF THE SKY

摘要

The invention relates to a system and method for the three-dimensional mapping of the cloudiness of the sky. According to the invention, the following steps are carried out: - acquiring at least one panoramic image of an observation area (3) of the sky of at least 4.6 steradians, - measuring the thermal radiation emitted from said observation area (3) of the sky in order to determine the cloud cover and the altitudes of the base and the top of the clouds in said area, - comparing and reconciling at least the data from said panoramic image, from the determination of said cloud cover and from the altitudes of the base and the top of the clouds in order to obtain a three-dimensional mapping of the cloudiness in said observation area (3) of the sky.