Observations of three-dimensional radiative effects that influence MODIS cloud optical thickness retrievals

When cloud properties are retrieved from satellite observations, current calculations apply one-dimensional theory to the three-dimensional world: they consider only vertical processes and ignore horizontal interactions. Varnai and Marshak propose a novel approach that estimates 3D effects in cloud...

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Published in:Journal of the atmospheric sciences 2002-05, Vol.59 (9), p.1607-1618
Main Authors: VARNAI, Tamas, MARSHAK, Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmosphere
Clouds
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Geophysics. Techniques, methods, instrumentation and models
Meteorology
Radiation
Solar energy
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Summary:When cloud properties are retrieved from satellite observations, current calculations apply one-dimensional theory to the three-dimensional world: they consider only vertical processes and ignore horizontal interactions. Varnai and Marshak propose a novel approach that estimates 3D effects in cloud optical thickness retrievals.
ISSN:0022-4928
1520-0469
DOI:10.1175/1520-0469(2002)059<1607:OOTDRE>2.0.CO;2