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Boundary layer stratus clouds - Inferred from satellite infrared spectral measurements over oceansA method to remotely sense marine stratus clouds, that are underneath the boundary layer inversion produced by strong subsidence, is developed with the help of the measurements made by the Infrared Interferometer Spectrometer (IRIS) on board the Nimbus 4 satellite. These measurements, which had a spectral resolution of 2.8/cm and a field view of about 100 km in the region 870-980/cm, allow one to compare the weak absorption due to water vapor lines with that of the weak nu3-nu1 band of CO2. From such a comparison it is possible to sense the presence of these boundary layer stratus clouds. Maps of these clouds over subsidence regions of the tropical and subtropical oceans deduced from IRIS data show the usefulness of the technique to climatological studies.
Document ID
19930061397
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Prabhakara, C.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Yoo, J.-M.
(Applied Research Corp. Landover, MD, United States)
Kratz, D. P.
(Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Co. Hampton, VA, United States)
Dalu, G.
(CNR Cagliari, Italy)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
Volume: 49
Issue: 6
ISSN: 0022-4073
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
93A45394
Distribution Limits
Public
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