Title :
Stratocumulus Cloud Properties Derived from the Multichannel Cloud Radiometer
Author :
Tschudi, Mark A.
Author_Institution :
Res. Aviation Facility, Nat. Center for Atmos. Res., Broomfield, CO
fDate :
July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
Abstract :
An airborne multispectral scanning radiometer was flown over marine stratocumulus clouds near Monterey, CA during July 2003. Radiance observed in a visible and near-infrared channel is compared to modeled radiance to estimate cloud drop effective radius and liquid water content. Results are compared to in situ measurements and to estimates derived from satellite observations.
Keywords :
atmospheric humidity; atmospheric measuring apparatus; clouds; radiometers; AD 2003 07; Monterey; airborne multispectral scanning radiometer; cloud drop effective radius; liquid water content; marine stratocumulus clouds; multichannel cloud radiometer; Aircraft; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Clouds; Electromagnetic measurements; Microwave radiometry; NASA; Optical filters; Satellite broadcasting; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9510-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2006.162
