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aerosols <strong>and</strong> then the clouds <strong>and</strong> aerosols are separated into different subclasses (Omar et<br />

al., 2003). The VFM product can be shown in a two dimensional color-coded image,<br />

displaying the vertical <strong>and</strong> horizontal distribution <strong>of</strong> cloud <strong>and</strong> aerosol layers. The VFM<br />

product for the same region is given in Fig. 5.2. The colors st<strong>and</strong> for different scene<br />

features, listed as follow; 1: invalid (bad or missing data); 2: “clear air”; 3: cloud; 4:<br />

aerosol; 5: stratospheric feature; polar stratospheric cloud or stratospheric aerosol; 6:<br />

surface; 7: no signal (Currey et al., 2007).<br />

Figure 5.1: CALIPSO attenuated backscatter signal at 1064 nm on July 26, 2006.<br />

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