DocumentCode
2106491
Title
Advances in top-of-atmosphere radiative flux estimation from the Clouds and the Earth´s Radiant Energy System (CERES) satellite instrument
Author
Loeb, N.G. ; Manalo-Smith, N. ; Loukachine, K. ; Kato, S. ; Wielicki, B.A.
Author_Institution
Hampton Univ., VA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2002
fDate
24-28 June 2002
Firstpage
992
Abstract
This study introduces new CERES Angular Distribution Models (ADMs) for estimating shortwave, longwave and window top-of-atmosphere (TOA) radiative fluxes from broadband radiance measurements. By combining CERES measurements with narrowband, high-resolution imager measurements, up to a factor 4 improvement in TOA flux accuracy is achieved compared to TOA flux estimates from previous experiments, such as ERBE.
Keywords
atmospheric radiation; remote sensing; CERES angular distribution models; Clouds and the Earth´s Radiant Energy System; broadband radiance measurements; longwave radiative fluxes; narrowband high-resolution imager measurements; satellite instrument; shortwave radiative fluxes; top-of-atmosphere radiative flux estimation; Add-drop multiplexers; Aerosols; Azimuth; Clouds; Earth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Satellites; Spatial resolution; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7536-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025753
Filename
1025753
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