Seasonal and global cloud variations deduced from polar orbiting satellite radiance measurementsThe utility of currently available satellite radiance data for determining cloud radiative effects is evaluated. Each location observed by satellite is classified as clear or cloudy by comparison of measured radiances with specified values. Clear scene radiances are functions of time and location which represent the actual variation of the surface and atmospheric properties that affect the measured radiances. Cloud properties are determined by comparison of model and observed radiance. The seasonal change in cloud properties is shown, displaying the difference between July and January monthly mean values of cloud cover fraction, cloud top temperature, cloud top altitude, and cloud optical thickness.
Document ID
19850050740
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rossow, W. B. (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Kinsella, E. (NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)
Garder, L. (NASA Goddard Inst. for Space Studies New York, NY, United States)