Special instrument for remote sounding of clouds and atmospheric aerosols: Cirrus Clouds Sounder (CCS) experimental model

Zhaoxian Zhang; Mochang Wang; Peigang Wang

doi:10.1117/12.292693

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23 October 1997 Special instrument for remote sounding of clouds and atmospheric aerosols: Cirrus Clouds Sounder (CCS) experimental model

Zhaoxian Zhang, Mochang Wang, Peigang Wang

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Proceedings Volume 3122, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing V; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.292693
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Cirrus cloud sounder (CCS) is a photopolarimeter with six radiation channels and a polarization channel. By CCS, cirrus cloud and other kinds of cloud can be detected from space by means of reflectance, cloud peak pressure, polarization and optical depth. For clear sky, atmospheric aerosols can be also sounded remotely from space. Linear, elliptical and circular polarization can be measured by the polarization channel.

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Zhaoxian Zhang, Mochang Wang, and Peigang Wang "Special instrument for remote sounding of clouds and atmospheric aerosols: Cirrus Clouds Sounder (CCS) experimental model", Proc. SPIE 3122, Infrared Spaceborne Remote Sensing V, (23 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.292693

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