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.OAI2:96770 2024-10-20T14:02:32+00:00 Multiangle observations of Arctic clouds from FIRE ACE: June 3, 1998, case study Marchand, RT Ackerman, TP King, MD Moroney, C Davies, R Muller, J-PAL Gerber, H 2001 application/pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/96770/1/2000JD900302.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/96770/ eng eng American Geophysical Union https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/96770/1/2000JD900302.pdf https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/96770/ open Journal of Geophysical Research , 106 (D14) 15,201 - 15,214. (2001) FIRE ACE Clouds Observation Article 2001 ftucl 2024-09-30T07:42:09Z 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 (MAS), as well as to plane-parallel radiative transfer simulations. It is found that the AirMISR 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 (MAS), as well as to plane-parallel radiative transfer simulations. It is found that the AirMISR 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, J-PAL Gerber, H |
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Marchand, RT Ackerman, TP King, MD Moroney, C Davies, R Muller, J-PAL 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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Journal of Geophysical Research , 106 (D14) 15,201 - 15,214. (2001) |
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