GOES-10 microphysical retrievals in marine warm clouds: Multi-instrument validation and daytime cycle over the southeast Pacific

• Published in: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres Vol. 117; no. D19
• Main Authors: Painemal, David, Minnis, Patrick, Ayers, J. Kirk, O'Neill, Larry
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC Blackwell Publishing Ltd 16.10.2012; American Geophysical Union
• Subjects: Atmospheric boundary layer; Atmospheric sciences; Climate science; cloud daytime cycle; Clouds; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Exact sciences and technology; Geophysics; GOES-10; Radiation; Remote sensing; satellite validation; southeast Pacific; stratocumulus; South Pacific; Pacific Ocean; Southeast Pacific; microwaves; Climatology; Solar zenithal distance; Bias; cycles; Warm cloud; Variance; Mean square error; instruments; Optical thickness; Water cloud; Validation; GOES satellites; droplets; NASA; Satellite observation; concentration; in situ; offshore; Liquid water path; Effective radius; correlation; Aircraft observation; Aqua satellite; Comparative study

The daytime evolution of warm cloud microphysical properties over the southeast Pacific during October–November 2008 is investigated with optical/infrared retrievals from the Tenth Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES‐10) imager. GOES‐10 retrievals, produced at NASA Langley Resear...