Comparison of in-situ cirrus cloud water path and optical depth measurements with MODIS retrievals

G. Mace; R. Riveland; S. Benson; S. Platnick; L. Avallone; E. Weinstock; D. Sayres; C. Twohy; T. Garrett; G. Kok; A. Heymsfield

doi:10.1117/12.580181

Comparison of in-situ cirrus cloud water path and optical depth measurements with MODIS retrievals

G. Mace
, R. Riveland
, S. Benson
, S. Platnick
, L. Avallone
, E. Weinstock
, D. Sayres
, C. Twohy
, T. Garrett
, G. Kok
, A. Heymsfield

Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Lab

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Abstract

A comparison of MODIS retrievals to ground-based cirrus cloud property retrievals at the atmosphere radiation measurement site in Oklahoma was carried out. A upwelling reflectance and radiance was observed by MODIS from the Earth's atmosphere and surface in 36 narrow spectral intervals ranging from .62 μm to 14.385 μm. The observed radiances can provide estimates of optical depth and effective radius by combining measurement channels that were non-absorbing with other channels that were absorbing. The ice water path was estimated directely from these values. The results showed reasonable agreement in optically thin and thick cirrus clouds.

Original language	English
Article number	02
Pages (from-to)	1-8
Number of pages	8
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	5652
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.580181
State	Published - 2004
Event	Passive Optical Remote Sensing of Atmosphere and Clouds IV - Honolulu, HI, United States Duration: Nov 9 2004 → Nov 10 2004

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Mace, G., Riveland, R., Benson, S., Platnick, S., Avallone, L., Weinstock, E., Sayres, D., Twohy, C., Garrett, T., Kok, G., & Heymsfield, A. (2004). Comparison of in-situ cirrus cloud water path and optical depth measurements with MODIS retrievals. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 5652, 1-8. Article 02. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.580181

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Comparison of in-situ cirrus cloud water path and optical depth measurements with MODIS retrievals

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