Subpixel Characterization of HIRS Spectral Radiances Using Cloud Properties from AVHRR

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• Journal Title:
  Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
• Personal Author:
  Staten, Paul W. ; Kahn, Brian H. ; Schreier, Mathias M. ; Heidinger, Andrew K.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) ; STAR (Center for Satellite Applications and Research)
• Description:
  This paper describes a cloud type radiance record derived from NOAA polar-orbiting weather satellites using cloud properties retrieved from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) and spectral brightness temperatures (Tb) observed by the High Resolution Infrared Radiation Sounder (HIRS). The authors seek to produce a seamless, global-scale, long-term record of cloud type and Tb statistics intended to better characterize clouds from seasonal to decadal time scales.
• Keywords:
  • Atm/Ocean Structure/ Phenomena
  • Clouds
  • ENSO
  • Physical Meteorology and Climatology
  • Climate change
  • Observational techniques and algorithms
  • Climate records
  • Remote sensing
  • Satellite observations
• Source:
  Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, 33(7), 1519-1538
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1175/Jtech-D-15-0187.1
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Rights Information:
  Other
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/41078/noaa_41078_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.53 MB]
• Collection(s):
  National Environmental Satellite and Data Information Service (NESDIS)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:02fd71d1af411cd72010c66d0204448f361e6573884bf67ba490b2a23d1d1336