Ice cloud scattering signatures observed by the SSM/T-2

Thomas J. Greenwald; Sundar A. Christopher

doi:10.1117/12.319488

19 August 1998 Ice cloud scattering signatures observed by the SSM/T-2

Thomas J. Greenwald, Sundar A. Christopher

Proceedings Volume 3503, Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Environment; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319488
Event: Asia-Pacific Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Environment, and Space, 1998, Beijing, China

Abstract

Satellite measurements from the Special Sensor Microwave Water Vapor Sounder are used to study the scattering effects of cirrus clouds at 183 GHz. These measurements are used in conjunction with near-coincident Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite imager observations of visible optical depth and effective particle size. For a case of extensive cold front cirrus off the eastern US coast, the 183 GHz brightness temperature depression relative to clear skies averaged about 3 K, but sometimes exceeded 6 K. The mean effective radius of the ice particles was 141 +/- 14 micrometers . These results show promise for the estimation of ice water path form combined (Delta) T_b and effective particle size observations.

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Thomas J. Greenwald and Sundar A. Christopher "Ice cloud scattering signatures observed by the SSM/T-2", Proc. SPIE 3503, Microwave Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Environment, (19 August 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.319488

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