A Multi-Year Data Set of Cloud Properties Derived for CERES from Aqua, Terra, and TRMM

Author

Minnis, Patrick ; Heck, Patrick W. ; Sun-Mack, Sunny ; Trepte, Qing Z. ; Chen, Yan ; Brown, Ricky R. ; Gibson, Sharon ; Dong, Xiquan ; Xi, Baike

Author_Institution

NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA

fYear

2006

fDate

July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006

Firstpage

1780

Lastpage

1783

Abstract

The clouds and Earth´s radiant energy system (CERES) project is producing a suite of cloud properties from high-resolution imagers on several satellites and matching them precisely with broadband radiance data to study the influence of clouds and radiation on climate. The cloud properties generally compare well with independent validation sources. Distinct differences are found between the CERES cloud properties and those derived with other algorithms from the same imager data. CERES products will be updated beginning in late 2006.

Keywords

atmospheric radiation; clouds; remote sensing; sunlight; 2006; Aqua satellite; Clouds and Earths Radiant Energy System; TRMM; Terra satellite; Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission; atmospheric radiance; climate influence; cloud properties; Algorithm design and analysis; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Clouds; Earth; MODIS; Meteorology; NASA; Neodymium; Satellites;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9510-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2006.460

Filename

4241607