Towards improved cirrus cloud optical depths from Calipso

Anne Garnier (1) , Mark Vaughan (2) , Jacques Pelon (3) , David M. Winker (2) , Charles Trepte (2) , Stuart Young (4)

1 SSAI - Science Systems and Applications, Inc. [Hampton]
2 LaRC - NASA Langley Research Center [Hampton]
3 TROPO - LATMOS
4 CISRO Oceans and Atmosphere

This paper reviews recent advances regarding the retrieval of optical depths of semi-transparent cirrus clouds using synergetic analyses of perfectly collocated observations from the CALIOP lidar and the IIR infrared radiometer aboard the CALIPSO satellite.

Domaines: Physique Atmosphérique et Océanique [physics.ao-ph]; Océan, Atmosphère

Anne Garnier, Mark Vaughan, Jacques Pelon, David M. Winker, Charles Trepte, et al.. Towards improved cirrus cloud optical depths from Calipso . EPJ Web of Conferences, 2016, The 27th International Laser Radar Conference (ILRC 27), 119, pp.16014. ⟨10.1051/epjconf/201611916014⟩. ⟨insu-01178300⟩