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Ice cloud backscatter study and comparison with CALIPSO and MODIS satellite data. Public Deposited
https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/articles/8w32r647k
- Abstract
- An invariant imbedding T-matrix (II-TM) method is used to calculate the single-scattering properties of 8-column aggregate ice crystals. The II-TM based backscatter values are compared with those calculated by the improved geometric-optics method (IGOM) to refine the backscattering properties of the ice cloud radiative model used in the MODIS Collection 6 cloud optical property product. The integrated attenuated backscatter-to-cloud optical depth (IAB-ICOD) relation is derived from simulations using a CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite) lidar simulator based on a Monte Carlo radiative transfer model. By comparing the simulation results and co-located CALIPSO and MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) observations, the non-uniform zonal distribution of ice clouds over ocean is characterized in terms of a mixture of smooth and rough ice particles. The percentage of the smooth particles is approximately 6% and 9% for tropical and midlatitude ice clouds, respectively.
- Creator
- Date Issued
- 2016-01-11
- Academic Affiliation
- Journal Title
- Journal Issue/Number
- 1
- Journal Volume
- 24
- File Extent
- 620-636
- Publisher
- Last Modified
- 2019-12-09
- Identifier
- PubMed ID: 26832292
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- Rights Statement
- DOI
- ISSN
- 1094-4087
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