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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4439-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-4439-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
03 Apr 2018
Research article |
| 03 Apr 2018
| 03 Apr 2018
Comparing airborne and satellite retrievals of cloud optical thickness and particle effective radius using a spectral radiance ratio technique: two case studies for cirrus and deep convective clouds
Trismono C. Krisna
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Manfred Wendisch
Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
André Ehrlich
Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Evelyn Jäkel
Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Frank Werner
Leipzig Institute for Meteorology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
now at: Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Ralf Weigel
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Particle Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC), Mainz, Germany
Stephan Borrmann
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Particle Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC), Mainz, Germany
Christoph Mahnke
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Ulrich Pöschl
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Particle Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC), Mainz, Germany
Meinrat O. Andreae
Biogeochemistry, Multiphase Chemistry, and Particle Chemistry Departments, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC), Mainz, Germany
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
Christiane Voigt
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Luiz A. T. Machado
Center of Weather Forecast and Climates Studies, National Institute for Space Research, São José dos Campos, Brazil
Data sets
Primary data of the two HALO campaigns HALO database https://halo-db.pa.op.dlr.de/
Short summary
The optical thickness and particle effective radius of a cirrus above liquid water clouds and a DCC topped by an anvil cirrus are retrieved based on SMART and MODIS radiance measurements. For the cirrus, retrieved particle effective radius are validated with corresponding in situ data using a vertical weighting method. This approach allows to assess the measurements, retrieval algorithms, and derived cloud products.
The optical thickness and particle effective radius of a cirrus above liquid water clouds and a...
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