Estimation of liquid water cloud height and fraction using simulated AMSU-A and MHS dataThe rms retrieval errors in cloud top pressure for fully overcast conditions over both land and water surfaces are shown for AMSU-A oxygen channel pair 3 and 5 and MHS water vapor channel pair 4 and 5. For both pairs, the decrease of retrieval skill from high cloud is evident for almost all liquid water contents. For high cloud and medium cloud, the water vapor pair outperforms the oxygen pair. Retrieval accuracy is the best for high and middle clouds and degrades as the cloud top is lower in the atmosphere.
Document ID
19930052109
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Huang, Hung-Lung (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Diak, George R. (Cooperative Inst. for Meteorological Satellite Studies Madison, WI, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: Conference on Satellite Meteorology and Oceanography, 6th, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 5-10, 1992, Preprints (A93-36051 14-47)