Title :
On the angular effect of residual clouds and aerosols in clear-sky IR window radiance observations
Author :
Nalli, Nicholas R. ; Barnet, C.D. ; Gambacorta, Antonia ; Maddy, Eric S.
Author_Institution :
NESDIS/STAR, NOAA, Camp Springs, MD, USA
Abstract :
This paper summarizes work investigating the zenith angular dependence of residual cloud and/or aerosol contamination on “clear-sky” infrared observations, which include cloud-cleared radiances and cloud-masked data, along with the implication for achieving agreement with forward calculations over the scanning range of the sensor.
Keywords :
aerosols; atmospheric optics; clouds; remote sensing; aerosol; angular effect; clear sky IR window radiance observation; residual cloud; zenith angular dependence; Aerosols; Atmospheric modeling; Clouds; Mathematical model; Ocean temperature; Shape; US Government agencies; PCLoS model; aerosol contamination; clear-sky observations; cloud contamination; infrared radiance; slant-path; zenith angle effect;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351116
