DocumentCode
1035186
Title
Effect of broken clouds on satellite-based columnar water vapor retrieval
Author
Chylek, Petr ; Borel, Christoph ; Davis, Anthony B. ; Bender, Steven ; Augustine, John ; Hodges, Gary
Author_Institution
Space & Remote Sensing Sci. Group, Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM, USA
Volume
1
Issue
3
fYear
2004
fDate
7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
175
Lastpage
178
Abstract
We investigate the effect of broken clouds on the satellite-based retrieval of columnar water vapor using a near-infrared radiance ratio technique. A typical difference between the retrieval using only pixels directly illuminated by the Sun and pixels with mixed illumination containing direct sunlight as well as cloud shadows is found to be within 3%.
Keywords
atmospheric humidity; atmospheric radiation; atmospheric techniques; clouds; radiative transfer; remote sensing; sunlight; atmospheric techniques; broken clouds effect; cloud shadows; near-infrared radiance ratio; pixels illumination; remote sensing; satellite-based columnar water vapor retrieval; solar illumination; Absorption; Atmosphere; Atmospheric measurements; Clouds; Lighting; Ocean temperature; Remote sensing; Satellites; Sea surface; Solar radiation; Broken clouds; remote sensing; satellite; water vapor;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1545-598X
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LGRS.2004.830611
Filename
1315626
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