CERES Clouds Working Group Report - NASA
CERES Clouds Working Group Report - NASA
CERES Clouds Working Group Report - NASA
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• Acquire necessary auxiliary<br />
information!<br />
!- corr-k coefficients !<br />
!- solar constant !!<br />
- reflectance/emittance models !<br />
! e.g., 2.25 instead of 2.13 µm!<br />
! ! !!<br />
• imaginary index of refraction!<br />
!water ! ! ice!<br />
2.13 4.32 x 10 -4 ! 5.5 x 10 -4 !<br />
2.25 3.80 x 10 -4 ! 2.1 x 10 -4!<br />
!<br />
• ice less absorptive than water at<br />
2.2 µm, affects cloud detection<br />
and phase selection, as well as<br />
particle sizes!<br />
Aqua!<br />
VIIRS!
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