Overview and sample applications of SMILES and Odin-SMR retrievals of upper tropospheric humidity and cloud ice mass

Eriksson, P.; Rydberg, B.; Sagawa, H.; Johnston, M. S.; Kasai, Y.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12613-2014

Articles | Volume 14, issue 23

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12613-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-12613-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 23

Research article

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01 Dec 2014

Research article |

| 01 Dec 2014

Overview and sample applications of SMILES and Odin-SMR retrievals of upper tropospheric humidity and cloud ice mass

P. Eriksson, B. Rydberg, H. Sagawa, M. S. Johnston, and Y. Kasai

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Final revised paper (published on 01 Dec 2014)
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RC C6645: 'Review 'Overview and ample applications of SMILES and Odin-SMR retrievals of upper tropospheric humidity and cloud ice mass'', Anonymous Referee #1, 08 Sep 2014
- AC C8114: 'Answers and comments to both referee reports', Patrick Eriksson, 16 Oct 2014
RC C6807: 'Review', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Sep 2014
- AC C8130: 'See reply to referee #1 !', Patrick Eriksson, 16 Oct 2014

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AR by Patrick Eriksson on behalf of the Authors (16 Oct 2014) Author's response

ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (28 Oct 2014) by Farahnaz Khosrawi

AR by Patrick Eriksson on behalf of the Authors (04 Nov 2014) Author's response Manuscript

Short summary

The sub-millimetre wavelength region has been identified as very useful for measurements of cloud ice mass. The only satellite sensors operating in this wavelength region are so far limb sounders, and results from two such instruments are presented and sample applications are demonstrated. The results have high intrinsic value, but serve also as a practical preparation for planned dedicated sub-millimetre cloud missions.