Angular Effect of Undetected Clouds in Infrared Window Radiance Observations: Aircraft Experimental Analyses

Nalli, Nicholas R.; Smith, William L.; Liu, Quanhua

doi:10.1175/Jas-D-15-0262.1

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Angular Effect of Undetected Clouds in Infrared Window Radiance Observations: Aircraft Experimental Analyses

2016
By Nalli, Nicholas R. ; Smith, William L. ; Liu, Quanhua

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Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
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Nalli, Nicholas R. ; Smith, William L. ; Liu, Quanhua
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NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) ; STAR (Center for Satellite Applications and Research) ; JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite System Program Office)
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This paper furthers previous investigations into the zenith angular effect of cloud contamination within infrared (IR) window radiance observations commonly used in the retrieval of environmental data records (EDRs). Here analyses were performed of clear-sky forward radiance calculations versus observations obtained under clear to partly cloudy conditions over ocean. The authors utilized high-resolution IR spectra observed by the aircraft-based National Polar-Orbiting Partnership (NPP) Aircraft Sounder Test Bed-Interferometer (NAST-I) during the Joint Airborne Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) Validation Experiment (JAIVEx) and performed forward calculations using collocated dropsondes.
Keywords:

Cloud Radiative Effects Clouds Cumulus Clouds Models And Modeling Observational Techniques And Algorithms Physical Meteorology And Climatology Remote Sensing Satellite Observations Soundings
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Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 73(5), 1987-2010
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https://doi.org/10.1175/Jas-D-15-0262.1
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