Loyola, Diego and Thomas, Werner and Spurr, Robert and Mayer, B. (2010) Global patterns in daytime cloud properties derived from GOME backscatter UV-VIS measurements. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 31, pp. 4295-4318. Taylor & Francis. doi: 10.1080/01431160903246741.
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Abstract
In this paper, we present an overview of the cloud property data set derived from 8 years of reflected solar ultraviolet-visible (UV-VIS) measurements taken by the global ozone monitoring experiment (GOME) instrument from April 1996 to June 2003. We consider four such properties: cloud amount, cloud-top pressure, cloud optical thickness and cloud type. Cloud amounts are generated from GOME broadband polarization data using data fusion techniques, while cloud-top height (pressure) and cloud-top albedo are retrieved from GOME backscatter measurements in the oxygen (O2) A-band via neural network inversion of simulated reflectances. Cloud optical thickness is derived as an additional parameter from the cloud-top albedo and radiative transfer model simulations, and cloud type is determined from the cloud-top pressure and optical thickness.Weanalyse global and seasonal patterns for these properties, looking at monthly means, standard deviations and the 8-year average values. We compare GOME results with the longer-period multisatellite international satellite cloud climatology project (ISCCP) D-series cloud climatology. The overall good agreement demonstrates that GOME provides accurate and complementary cloud information. Differences in cloud amount, cloud-top height and optical thickness values are due primarily to contrasting measurement strategies (GOME measures daytime-only UV-VIS backscatter, ISCCP is based on several day and night infrared satellite observations). We look forward to the extension of this UV-VIS cloud parameter series with the advent of more recent backscatter atmospheric composition instruments such as the scanning imaging absorption spectrometer for atmospheric cartography (SCIAMACHY) on-board the environmental satellite (ENVISAT) and the GOME-2 series on theMetOp platforms.
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Document Type: | Article | |||||||||||||||
Title: | Global patterns in daytime cloud properties derived from GOME backscatter UV-VIS measurements | |||||||||||||||
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Date: | 2010 | |||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal of Remote Sensing | |||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | |||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | |||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Volume: | 31 | |||||||||||||||
DOI : | 10.1080/01431160903246741 | |||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 4295-4318 | |||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis | |||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | |||||||||||||||
Keywords: | ISCCP, SCIAMACHY | |||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old) | |||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space (old) | |||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | W EO - Erdbeobachtung | |||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Space | |||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | W EO - Erdbeobachtung | |||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | W - Vorhaben Ozon-SAF (old) | |||||||||||||||
Location: | Berlin-Adlershof , Oberpfaffenhofen | |||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Atmospheric Physics > Atmospheric Remote Sensing Remote Sensing Technology Institute | |||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Freund, Jana | |||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 27 Sep 2010 17:54 | |||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2019 19:28 |
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