Retrieval of Cloud Properties UsingCALIPSOImaging Infrared Radiometer. Part I Effective Emissivity and Optical Depth

• Published in: Journal of applied meteorology and climatology Vol. 51; no. 7; pp. 1407 - 1425
• Main Authors: Garnier, Anne, Pelon, Jacques, Dubuisson, Philippe, Faivre, Michaël, Chomette, Olivier, Pascal, Nicolas, Kratz, David P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Meteorological Society 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Aerosols; Altitude; Brightness temperature; Centroids; Cirrus clouds; Clouds; Emissivity; Optical thickness; Pixels; Radiance

The paper describes the operational analysis of the Imaging Infrared Radiometer (IIR) data, which have been collected in the framework of theCloud–Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation(CALIPSO) mission for the purpose of retrieving high-altitude (above 7 km) cloud effective emi...