Impact of cloud horizontal inhomogeneity and directional sampling on the retrieval of cloud droplet size by the POLDER instrument

The principles of cloud droplet size retrieval via Polarization and Directionality of the Earth's Reflectance (POLDER) requires that clouds be horizontally homogeneous. The retrieval is performed by combining all measurements from an area of 150 km × 150 km to compensate for POLDER's insuf...

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Main Authors: H. Shang, L. Chen, F. M. Bréon, H. Letu, S. Li, Z. Wang, L. Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-11-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/8/4931/2015/amt-8-4931-2015.pdf