Tropical cirrus cloud parameters from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-2)

Sarah K. Watts; Philip D. Watts; Anthony J. Baran

doi:10.1117/12.332686

14 December 1998 Tropical cirrus cloud parameters from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-2)

Sarah K. Watts, Philip D. Watts, Anthony J. Baran

Proceedings Volume 3495, Satellite Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.332686
Event: Remote Sensing, 1998, Barcelona, Spain

Abstract

The visible near IR and thermal channels of ATSR-2 on the ERS-2 satellite series provide a means for retrieving radiative and physical properties of tropical cirrus clouds. Utilizing the instruments multispectral and dual-look capabilities, retrievals of optical depth, particle size and ice water path are possible, as well as cloud temperature and IR optical depth. Results using ATSR-2 data are presented for five areas in the tropics, averaged over a one month period, subject to quality controls. The retrievals were made at a 12 by 12 pixel resolution, and the output result presented at a 1 by 1 degree grid size. Preliminary comparisons with ice water path model produces from the Hadley Centre, UK have been made.

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Sarah K. Watts, Philip D. Watts, and Anthony J. Baran "Tropical cirrus cloud parameters from the Along Track Scanning Radiometer (ATSR-2)", Proc. SPIE 3495, Satellite Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere III, (14 December 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.332686

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