DocumentCode :
1895638
Title :
Interpretation of multi-wavelength-retrieved cloud droplet effective radii in terms of cloud vertical inhomogeneity using a spectral-bin microphysics cloud model and the radiative transfer computation
Author :
Matsui, Takashi N. ; Suzuki, Kentaroh ; Nakajima, Takashi Y. ; Letu, Husi
Author_Institution :
Res. & Inf. Center, Tokai Univ., Tokyo, Japan
fYear :
2011
fDate :
24-29 July 2011
Firstpage :
3229
Lastpage :
3232
Abstract :
This study is an attempt that is made to interpret multi- wavelength-retrieved cloud droplet effective radii (CDR) and the differences among R16, R21 and R37 in term of cloud vertical droplet distribution. For this purpose, a spectral-bin microphysical cloud model and radiative transfer computation are used to generate the realistic numerical cloud field and to simulate the CDR retrieval in remote sensing. The result indicates that the cloud vertical inhomogeneous structure causes the differences among R16, R21 and R37 similar to the differences as shown in the satellite observations and the values of R16/R21 and R37/R21 are related to the stage of warm water cloud.
Keywords :
atmospheric humidity; atmospheric optics; atmospheric techniques; atmospheric temperature; clouds; drops; geophysical signal processing; image retrieval; radiative transfer; remote sensing; CDR retrieval; cloud droplet effective radii; cloud vertical droplet distribution; cloud vertical inhomogeneity; multiwavelength retrieval; radiative transfer computation; remote sensing; spectral bin microphysics cloud model; warm water cloud; Clouds; Computational modeling; MODIS; Nonhomogeneous media; Numerical models; Remote sensing; Satellites; clouds; remote sensing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
ISSN :
2153-6996
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1003-2
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049907
Filename :
6049907
Link To Document :
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