Improvements to the OMI O<sub>2</sub>–O<sub>2</sub> operational cloud algorithm and comparisons with ground-based radar–lidar observations

The OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument on board NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS) Aura satellite) OMCLDO2 cloud product supports trace gas retrievals of for example ozone and nitrogen dioxide. The OMCLDO2 algorithm derives the effective cloud fraction and effective cloud pressure using a DOAS (...

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Main Authors: J. P. Veefkind, J. F. de Haan, M. Sneep, P. F. Levelt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:http://www.atmos-meas-tech.net/9/6035/2016/amt-9-6035-2016.pdf