Testing remote sensing on artificial observations: impact of drizzle and 3-D cloud structure on effective radius retrievals

Remote sensing of cloud effective particle size with passive sensors like the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) is an important tool for cloud microphysical studies. As a measure of the radiatively relevant droplet size, effective radius can be retrieved with different combinatio...

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Main Authors: T. Zinner, G. Wind, S. Platnick, A. S. Ackerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2010-10-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/10/9535/2010/acp-10-9535-2010.pdf