Comparison of cloud products within IASI footprints for the assimilation of cloudy radiances

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volumn 137, Issue 661, 2011, Pages 1988-2003

  Lavanant, L ^a   Fourrie N ^b   Gambacorta, A ^c   Grieco, G ^d   Heilliette, S ^e   Hilton, F I ^f   Kim, M J ^g,j   Mcnally, A P ^h   Nishihata, H ⁱ   Pavelin, E G ^f   Rabier, F ^b  

^a MÉTÉO FRANCE   (France)

^b CENTRE NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉTÉOROLOGIQUES   (France)

^c OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f MET OFFICE   (United Kingdom)

^g Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^h EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY   (Japan)

^j Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation (JCSDA)   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cloud detection; Cloud properties; High spectral resolution sounder; MetOp; NWP assimilation; Overcast scenes

Indexed keywords

CLOUD DETECTION; CLOUD PROPERTIES; HIGH SPECTRAL RESOLUTION SOUNDER; METOP; NWP ASSIMILATION; OVERCAST SCENES;

ACOUSTIC DEVICES;

CLOUDS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA ASSIMILATION; DATA SET; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPECTRAL RESOLUTION;

EID: 83255176795     PISSN: 00359009     EISSN: 1477870X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/qj.917     Document Type: Article

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