Mathematical aspects in the meteorological interpretation of satellite hyperspectral infrared measurements part II: estimates of the cloud absorption vertical profile of Hurricane Ioke on 28 August 2006

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• Journal Title:
  International Journal of Remote Sensing
• Personal Author:
  Plokhenko, Youri ; Menzel, W. Paul ; Knuteson, Robert ; Revercomb, Henry E.
• NOAA Program & Office:
  CIMSS (Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies)
• Description:
  This study processes and analyses hyperspectral measurements from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder on 28 August 2006 covering day and night scenes of Hurricane Ioke with a temporal spacing of 12 hours. A semi-discrete multilevel cloud model is used to describe the perturbation of the outgoing thermal radiation caused by cloudiness in the field of view (FOV) of a satellite instrument. Cloud spectral effects in the model are represented by an effective cloud absorption vertical profile (CAVP). The CAVP estimate is considered an indicator of the presence of clouds at specific atmospheric layers. The CAVP estimates are compared with lidar measurements. Results indicate a realistic characterization of cloud top and cloud vertical scale. The spatial distribution of the CAVP estimates is used to describe the spatial structure of the hurricane and to monitor its changes over time.
• Source:
  International Journal of Remote Sensing, 38(sup1), 57-79
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2017.1385106
• ISSN:
  0143-1161 ; 1366-5901
• Format:
  pdf
• Publisher:
  Informa UK Limited
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• License:
  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Rights Information:
  CC BY-NC-ND
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d4354c2449555b3be0976b17470a50b5be727cc193d9ae924ba1455385cf6fbc3a84a72acc74f6806bd6a4de889900ded11bf35f72b140f963fd3eec94fa71f4
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