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View article: Global Validation of the Version F Geophysical Data Records from the TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimetry Satellite Mission
Global Validation of the Version F Geophysical Data Records from the TOPEX/POSEIDON Altimetry Satellite Mission Open
We present the validation of the latest version F Geophysical Data Records (GDR-F) for the TOPEX/POSEIDON (T/P) altimetry satellite mission. The GDR-F products represent a major evolution with respect to the preceding version B Merged Geop…
View article: Supplementary material to "CrystalTrace: A Monte Carlo Raytracing Algorithm for Radiative Transfer in Cirrus Clouds with Oriented Ice Crystals"
Supplementary material to "CrystalTrace: A Monte Carlo Raytracing Algorithm for Radiative Transfer in Cirrus Clouds with Oriented Ice Crystals" Open
View article: CrystalTrace: A Monte Carlo Raytracing Algorithm for Radiative Transfer in Cirrus Clouds with Oriented Ice Crystals
CrystalTrace: A Monte Carlo Raytracing Algorithm for Radiative Transfer in Cirrus Clouds with Oriented Ice Crystals Open
We present CrystalTrace, a Monte Carlo raytracing algorithm designed for radiative transfer computations involving ice crystals with both random and preferred orientations in the visible spectral range. The algorithm can operate as a stand…
View article: Synthetic Observations of the Planetary Boundary Layer from Space: A Retrieval Observing System Simulation Experiment Framework
Synthetic Observations of the Planetary Boundary Layer from Space: A Retrieval Observing System Simulation Experiment Framework Open
To address critical gaps identified by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the current Earth system observation strategy, the 2017–27 Decadal Survey for Earth Science and Applications from Space recommended inc…
View article: Retrieving 3D distributions of atmospheric particles using Atmospheric Tomography with 3D Radiative Transfer – Part 2: Local optimization
Retrieving 3D distributions of atmospheric particles using Atmospheric Tomography with 3D Radiative Transfer – Part 2: Local optimization Open
Our global understanding of clouds and aerosols relies on the remote sensing of their optical, microphysical, and macrophysical properties using, in part, scattered solar radiation. Current retrievals assume clouds and aerosols form plane-…
View article: Comment on amt-2023-44
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Abstract. Our global understanding of clouds and aerosols relies on the remote sensing of their optical, microphysical, and macrophysical properties using, in part, scattered solar radiation. Current retrievals assume clou…
View article: Comment on amt-2023-44
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Abstract. Our global understanding of clouds and aerosols relies on the remote sensing of their optical, microphysical, and macrophysical properties using, in part, scattered solar radiation. Current retrievals assume clou…
View article: Retrieving 3D distributions of atmospheric particles using Atmospheric Tomography with 3D Radiative Transfer – Part 2: local optimization
Retrieving 3D distributions of atmospheric particles using Atmospheric Tomography with 3D Radiative Transfer – Part 2: local optimization Open
Our global understanding of clouds and aerosols relies on the remote sensing of their optical, microphysical, and macrophysical properties using, in part, scattered solar radiation. Current retrievals assume clouds and aerosols form plane-…
View article: Retrieving 3D distributions of atmospheric particles using Atmospheric Tomography with 3D Radiative Transfer – Part 1: Model description and Jacobian calculation
Retrieving 3D distributions of atmospheric particles using Atmospheric Tomography with 3D Radiative Transfer – Part 1: Model description and Jacobian calculation Open
Our global understanding of clouds and aerosols relies on the remote sensing of their optical, microphysical, and macrophysical properties using, in part, scattered solar radiation. These retrievals assume that clouds and aerosols form pla…
View article: High spatial resolution retrieval of cloud droplet size distribution from polarimetric specMACS observations and application to simulated data
High spatial resolution retrieval of cloud droplet size distribution from polarimetric specMACS observations and application to simulated data Open
We present novel remote sensing observations of cloud droplet size distributions retrieved from polarimetric observations of the wide-field airborne imaging system specMACS. The measurements were collected during the EUREC4A field campaign…
View article: High-spatial-resolution retrieval of cloud droplet size distribution from polarized observations of the cloudbow
High-spatial-resolution retrieval of cloud droplet size distribution from polarized observations of the cloudbow Open
The cloud droplet size distribution is often described by a gamma distribution defined by the effective radius and the effective variance. The effective radius is directly related to the cloud's optical thickness, which influences the radi…
View article: Comment on amt-2022-251
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Abstract. Our global understanding of clouds and aerosols relies on the remote sensing of their optical, microphysical, and macrophysical properties using, in part, scattered solar radiation. These retrievals assume clouds…
View article: Comment on amt-2022-251
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Abstract. Our global understanding of clouds and aerosols relies on the remote sensing of their optical, microphysical, and macrophysical properties using, in part, scattered solar radiation. These retrievals assume clouds…
View article: Ice crystal characterization in cirrus clouds III: retrieval of ice crystal shape and roughness from observations of halo displays
Ice crystal characterization in cirrus clouds III: retrieval of ice crystal shape and roughness from observations of halo displays Open
In this study, which is the third part of the HaloCam series after Forster et al. (2017, 2020), we present a novel technique to retrieve quantitative information about ice crystal optical and microphysical properties using ground-based ima…
View article: Comment on amt-2022-245
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Abstract. The cloud droplet size distribution is often described by a gamma distribution defined by the effective radius and the effective variance. The effective radius is directly related to the cloud's optical thickness…
View article: Retrieving 3D distributions of atmospheric particles using Atmospheric Tomography with 3D Radiative Transfer – Part 1: Model description and Jacobian calculation
Retrieving 3D distributions of atmospheric particles using Atmospheric Tomography with 3D Radiative Transfer – Part 1: Model description and Jacobian calculation Open
Our global understanding of clouds and aerosols relies on the remote sensing of their optical, microphysical, and macrophysical properties using, in part, scattered solar radiation. These retrievals assume clouds and aerosols form plane-pa…
View article: Reply on RC1
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Abstract. In this study, which is the third part of the HaloCam series after Forster et al. (2017, 2020), we present a novel technique to retrieve quantitative information about ice crystal optical and microph…
View article: Reply on RC2
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Abstract. In this study, which is the third part of the HaloCam series after Forster et al. (2017, 2020), we present a novel technique to retrieve quantitative information about ice crystal optical and microph…
View article: Comment on acp-2022-128
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Abstract. In this study, which is the third part of the HaloCam series after Forster et al. (2017) and Forster et al. (2020), we present a novel technique to retrieve quantitative information about ice crystal optical and …
View article: Ice Crystal Characterization in Cirrus Clouds III: Retrieval of Ice Crystal Shape and Roughness from Observations of Halo Displays
Ice Crystal Characterization in Cirrus Clouds III: Retrieval of Ice Crystal Shape and Roughness from Observations of Halo Displays Open
In this study, which is the third part of the HaloCam series after Forster et al. (2017) and Forster et al. (2020), we present a novel technique to retrieve quantitative information about ice crystal optical and microphysical properties ma…
View article: EUREC <sup>4</sup> A's <i>HALO</i>
EUREC <sup>4</sup> A's <i>HALO</i> Open
As part of the EUREC4A (Elucidating the role of cloud–circulation coupling in climate) field campaign, the German research aircraft HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research Aircraft), configured as a cloud observatory, conducted 15 rese…
View article: Comment on essd-2021-193
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Abstract. As part of the EUREC4A (Elucidating the role of cloudâcirculation coupling in climate) field campaign, the German research aircraft HALO (High Altitude and Long Range Research …
View article: EUREC <sup>4</sup> A's HALO
EUREC <sup>4</sup> A's HALO Open
As part of the EUREC4A field campaign, the German research aircraft HALO, configured as a cloud observatory, conducted 15 research flights in the trade wind region east of Barbados in January and February 2020. Narrative text, aircraft sta…
View article: Inherent Properties of Clouds in the PBL Derived from Multi-angle Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging at the “Edge of Space:” New Capabilities of JPL’s AirMSPI Sensor on NASA’s Airborne ER-2 Platform
Inherent Properties of Clouds in the PBL Derived from Multi-angle Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging at the “Edge of Space:” New Capabilities of JPL’s AirMSPI Sensor on NASA’s Airborne ER-2 Platform Open
Earth and Space Science Open Archive PosterOpen AccessYou are viewing the latest version by default [v1]Inherent Properties of Clouds in the PBL Derived from Multi-angle Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging at the “Edge of Space:” New Capabilities…
View article: A Necessary Step Toward Cloud Tomography from Space using MISR and MODIS: Understanding the Physics of Opaque 3D Cloud Image Formation
A Necessary Step Toward Cloud Tomography from Space using MISR and MODIS: Understanding the Physics of Opaque 3D Cloud Image Formation Open
Earth and Space Science Open Archive Presented WorkOpen AccessYou are viewing the latest version by default [v1]A Necessary Step Toward Cloud Tomography from Space using MISR and MODIS: Understanding the Physics of Opaque 3D Cloud Image Fo…
View article: Spatial distributions of cloud droplet size distributions from cloudbow observations measured with specMACS
Spatial distributions of cloud droplet size distributions from cloudbow observations measured with specMACS Open
<p>The evolution of clouds and their impact on weather and climate is closely related to the cloud droplet size distribution, which is often represented by two parameters: the cloud droplet effective radius (reff) and the effective v…
View article: Toward Cloud Tomography from Space using MISR and MODIS: The Physics of Image Formation for Opaque Convective Clouds
Toward Cloud Tomography from Space using MISR and MODIS: The Physics of Image Formation for Opaque Convective Clouds Open
3D convective cloud images form via two intertwined radiative diffusion processes. Sunlight starts in the anti-solar direction and ends in toward-sensor ones, but repeated forward-peaked scattering smears the well-collimated beams across_d…
View article: Multi-Agent Motion Planning using Deep Learning for Space Applications
Multi-Agent Motion Planning using Deep Learning for Space Applications Open
State-of-the-art motion planners cannot scale to a large number of systems. Motion planning for multiple agents is an NP (non-deterministic polynomial-time) hard problem, so the computation time increases exponentially with each addition o…
View article: Ice crystal characterization in cirrus clouds II: radiometric characterization of HaloCam for the quantitative analysis of halo displays
Ice crystal characterization in cirrus clouds II: radiometric characterization of HaloCam for the quantitative analysis of halo displays Open
We present a procedure for geometric, spectral, and absolute radiometric characterization of the weather-proof RGB camera HaloCamRAW and demonstrate its application in a case study. This characterization procedure can be generalized to oth…
View article: Reply to review #1
Reply to review #1 Open