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Retrievals and comparisons of various modis-spectrum inferred water cloud droplet effective radii
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Fu-Lung, Chang Minnis, Patrick Lin, Bin Sunny, Sun-Mack Khaiyer, Mandana M. |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | Cloud droplet effective radius retrievals from different Aqua MODIS nearinfrared channels (2.1- micrometer, 3.7- micrometer, and 1.6- micrometer) show considerable differences even among most confident QC pixels. Both Collection 004 and Collection 005 MOD06 show smaller mean effective radii at 3.7- micrometer wavelength than at 2.1- micrometer and 1.6- micrometer wavelengths. Differences in effective radius retrievals between Collection 004 and Collection 005 may be affected by cloud top height/temperature differences, which mainly occur for optically thin clouds. Changes in cloud top height and temperature for thin clouds have different impacts on the effective radius retrievals from 2.1- micrometer, 3.7- micrometer, and 1.6- micrometer channels. Independent retrievals (this study) show, on average, more consistency in the three effective radius retrievals. This study is for Aqua MODIS only. |
| File Size | 845763 |
| Page Count | 1 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20070022447 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1zd2wp0c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2007-03-26 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Water Aqua Spacecraft Algorithms Radii Radiance Temperature Gradients Spectrum Analysis Clouds Meteorology Cloud Height Indicators Modis Radiometry Pixels Drops Liquids Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
