A Physical Basis for the Overstatement of Low Clouds at Night by Conventional Satellite Infrared‐Based Imaging Radiometer Bi‐Spectral Techniques

Miller, Steven D.; Noh, Yoo‐Jeong; Grasso, Lewis D.; Seaman, Curtis J.; Ignatov, Alexander; Heidinger, Andrew K.; Nam, SungHyun; Line, William E.; Petrenko, Boris

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A Physical Basis for the Overstatement of Low Clouds at Night by Conventional Satellite Infrared‐Based Imaging Radiometer Bi‐Spectral Techniques

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2022
By Miller, Steven D. ; Noh, Yoo‐Jeong ; Grasso, Lewis D. ; ...

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Earth and Space Science
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Miller, Steven D. ; Noh, Yoo‐Jeong ; Grasso, Lewis D. ; Seaman, Curtis J. ; Ignatov, Alexander ; Heidinger, Andrew K. ; Nam, SungHyun ; Line, William E. ; Petrenko, Boris
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NESDIS (National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service) ; CIRA (Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere) ; STAR (Center for Satellite Applications and Research)
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Marine boundary layer (MBL) clouds, ubiquitous to the world’s oceans, help govern the radiative balance of Earth’s climate system. Satellite remote sensing provides the most practical means to monitor cloud worldwide. Whereas visible-based detection of MBL clouds from environmental satellites is relatively straightforward during the daytime, the night presents challenges. In certain conditions, the conventional infrared (IR) methods used for nocturnal cloud detection, such as the commonly used 11–3.9 μm brightness temperature difference, offer poor thermal and spectral contrast between clouds and the clear-sky background— resulting in missed clouds. A less explored question is to what extent these IR techniques overstate the
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Environmental Science (miscellaneous) General Earth And Planetary Sciences General Earth And Planetary Sciences General Earth And Planetary Sciences
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Earth and Space Science, 9(2)
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2021ea002137
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2333-5084 ; 2333-5084
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American Geophysical Union (AGU)
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