A physically-based retrieval of cloud liquid water from SSM/I measurementsA simple physical scheme is proposed for retrieving cloud liquid water over the ice-free global oceans from Special Sensor Microwave/Imager (SSM/I) observations. Details of the microwave retrieval scheme are discussed, and the microwave-derived liquid water amounts are compared with the ground radiometer and AVHRR-derived liquid water for stratocumulus clouds off the coast of California. Global distributions of the liquid water path derived by the method proposed here are presented.
Document ID
19930052130
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Greenwald, Thomas J. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Stephens, Graeme L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Vonder Haar, Thomas H. (Colorado State Univ. Fort Collins, 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)