| タイトル | Cloud Properties of CERES-MODIS Edition 4 and CERES-VIIRS Edition 1 |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20160006433 |
| 著者（英） | Sun-Mack, Sunny; Arduini, Robert; Yost, Chris; Brown, Ricky; Hong, Gang; Minnis, Patrick; Smith, Rita; Chang, Fu-Lung; Heck, Patrick W.; Chen, Yan; Chu, Churngwei; Trepte, Qing; Heckert, Elizabeth; Gibson, Sharon |
| 発行日 | 2015-06-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | The Clouds and Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) analyzes MODerate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) to derive cloud properties that are combine with aerosol and CERES broadband flux data to create a multi-parameter data set for climate study. CERES has produced over 15 years of data from Terra and over 13 years of data from Aqua using the CERES-MODIS Edition-2 cloud retrieval algorithm. A recently revised algorithm, CERESMODIS Edition 4, has been developed and is now generating enhanced cloud data for climate research (over 10 years for Terra and 8 years for Aqua). New multispectral retrievals of properties are included along with a multilayer cloud retrieval system. Cloud microphysical properties are reported at 3 wavelengths, 0.65, 1.24, and 2.1 microns to enable better estimates of the vertical profiles of cloud water contents. Cloud properties over snow are retrieved using the 1.24-micron channel. A new CERES-VIIRS cloud retrieval package was developed for the VIIRS spectral complement and is currently producing the CERES-VIIRS Edition 1 cloud dataset. The results from CERES-MODIS Edition 4 and CERES-VIIRS Edition 1 are presented and compared with each other and other datasets, including CALIPSO, CloudSat and the CERES-MODIS Edition-2 results. |
| NASA分類 | Meteorology and Climatology |
| レポートNO | NF1676L-21037 |
| 権利 | Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright |
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