Multiangle observations of Arctic clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998, case study
In May and June 1998 the Airborne Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (AirMISR) participated in the FIRE Arctic Cloud Experiment (ACE). AirMISR is an airborne instrument for obtaining multiangle imagery similar to that of the satellite-borne MISR instrument. This paper presents a detailed analysis...
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ftucl:oai:eprints.ucl.ac.uk.OAI2:1420854 2023-05-15T13:10:51+02:00 Multiangle observations of Arctic clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998, case study Marchand, RT Ackerman, TP King, MD Moroney, C Davies, R Muller, JPAL Gerber, H 2001-07-27 http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1420854/ unknown AMER GEOPHYSICAL UNION J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS , 106 (D14) 15201 - 15214. (2001) INSTRUMENT Article 2001 ftucl 2014-12-04T23:13:38Z In May and June 1998 the Airborne Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (AirMISR) participated in the FIRE Arctic Cloud Experiment (ACE). AirMISR is an airborne instrument for obtaining multiangle imagery similar to that of the satellite-borne MISR instrument. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the data collected on June 3, 1998. In particular, AirMISR radiance measurements are compared with measurements made by two other instruments, the Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) and the MODIS airborne simulator (NIAS), as well as to plane-parallel radiative transfer simulations. It is found that the AirMSR radiance measurements and albedo estimates compare favorably both with the other instruments and with the radiative transfer simulations. In addition to radiance and albedo, the multiangle AirMISR data can be used to obtain estimates of cloud top height using stereoimaging techniques. Comparison of AirMISR retrieved cloud top height (using the complete MISR-based stereoimaging approach) shows excellent agreement with the measurements from the airborne Cloud Lidar System (CLS) and ground-based millimeterwave cloud radar. Article in Journal/Newspaper albedo Arctic University College London: UCL Discovery Arctic |
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In May and June 1998 the Airborne Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (AirMISR) participated in the FIRE Arctic Cloud Experiment (ACE). AirMISR is an airborne instrument for obtaining multiangle imagery similar to that of the satellite-borne MISR instrument. This paper presents a detailed analysis of the data collected on June 3, 1998. In particular, AirMISR radiance measurements are compared with measurements made by two other instruments, the Cloud Absorption Radiometer (CAR) and the MODIS airborne simulator (NIAS), as well as to plane-parallel radiative transfer simulations. It is found that the AirMSR radiance measurements and albedo estimates compare favorably both with the other instruments and with the radiative transfer simulations. In addition to radiance and albedo, the multiangle AirMISR data can be used to obtain estimates of cloud top height using stereoimaging techniques. Comparison of AirMISR retrieved cloud top height (using the complete MISR-based stereoimaging approach) shows excellent agreement with the measurements from the airborne Cloud Lidar System (CLS) and ground-based millimeterwave cloud radar. |
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Marchand, RT Ackerman, TP King, MD Moroney, C Davies, R Muller, JPAL Gerber, H |
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Marchand, RT Ackerman, TP King, MD Moroney, C Davies, R Muller, JPAL Gerber, H |
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Multiangle observations of Arctic clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998, case study |
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Multiangle observations of Arctic clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998, case study |
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Multiangle observations of Arctic clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998, case study |
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Multiangle observations of Arctic clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998, case study |
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Multiangle observations of Arctic clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998, case study |
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multiangle observations of arctic clouds from fire ace: june 3, 1998, case study |
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J GEOPHYS RES-ATMOS , 106 (D14) 15201 - 15214. (2001) |
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