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14 December 1998 Infrared cloud properties retrieval algorithm accounting for cloud vertical inhomogeneity
Carsten Rathke, Juergen Fischer
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Proceedings Volume 3495, Satellite Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.332706
Event: Remote Sensing, 1998, Barcelona, Spain
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A method is presented for inferring the microphysical and radiative properties of vertically inhomogeneous cloud layers from high spectral resolution measurements of emitted thermal radiation. The algorithm iteratively estimates vertical profiles of liquid water content and effective droplet radius by comparing spectral radiance observations with calculations from a multiple scattering IR radiative transfer model. Theoretically consistent spectral emissivity and effective temperature values are determined from the resulting cloud vertical structure. The influence of cloud vertical inhomogeneity on the retrieval is discussed.
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Carsten Rathke and Juergen Fischer "Infrared cloud properties retrieval algorithm accounting for cloud vertical inhomogeneity", Proc. SPIE 3495, Satellite Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere III, (14 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.332706
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KEYWORDS
Clouds
Infrared radiation
Liquids
Multiple scattering
Radiative transfer
Spectral resolution
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