Retrieval of cirrus cloud properties from comparative analyses of aircraft and satellite measurements made during the 1986 FIRE IFOResults are presented of a comparison of cirrus cloud properties obtained from aircraft measurements made during the FIRE Intensive Field Observations and Landsat 5 and NOAA-9 observations carried out during several near coincident overpasses by these satellites. Results of the analyses of these measurements and a comparison between measurements and model calculations were used to determine particle sizes within cirrus clouds and the IR optical depths.
Document ID
19920031367
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hammer, Philip D. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Valero, Francisco P. J. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Kinne, Stefan (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Hein, Paul F. (Colorado State University Fort Collins, United States)