The determination of cloud altitudes using SCIAMACHY onboard ENVISAT |
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| Authors: | Kokhanovsky AA Rozanov VV von Hoyningen-Huene W Bovensmann H Burrows JP Baltink HK |
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| Institution: | Inst. of Environ. Phys., Univ. of Bremen, Germany; |
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| Abstract: | This letter shows first results for the application of a recently developed semianalytical cloud retrieval algorithm for the determination of cloud top heights from space. The technique is based on the measurements of the top-of-atmosphere reflectance in the oxygen A-band. The depth of the band depends on the cloud top height and its geometrical thickness. The data obtained are compared to ground-based measurements of the cloud top height using a cloud-profiling radar. |
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