Sensor-based clear and cloud radiance calculations in the community radiative transfer model

Applied Optics

Volumn 52, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 4981-4990

  Liu, Quanhua ^a,b   Xue, Y ^b,c   Li, C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELS; ERRORS; FORECASTING; INFRARED RADIATION; MICROWAVE SENSORS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SATELLITES;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SOUNDING UNITS; CLOUDY SATELLITE RADIANCES; COMMUNITY RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; DATA ASSIMILATION SYSTEMS; HIGH RESOLUTION INFRARED RADIATION SOUNDERS; LINE-BY-LINE RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 84880630857     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.52.004981     Document Type: Article

References (37)

1. J. Derber, "The use of radiance data in the NCEP global and regional data assimilation systems, " Proceedings of the Twelfth International TOVS Study Conference (2002).
2. R. Saunders, P. Brunel, A. von Engeln, N. Bormann, L. Strow, S. Hannon, S. Heilliette, X. Liu, F. Miskolczi, Y. Han, G. Masiello, J.-L. Moncet, G. Uymin, V. Sherlock, and D. S. Turner, "A comparison of radiative transfer models for simulating AIRS radiances, " J. Geophys. Res. 112, D01S90 (2007).
3. R. Saunders, M. Matricardi, and P. Brunel, "An improved fast radiative transfer model for assimilation of satellite radiance observation, " Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 125, 1407-1425 (1999).
4. T. J. Kleespies, P. van Delst, L. M. McMillin, and J. Derber, "Atmospheric transmittance of an absorbing gas. 6. OPTRAN status report and introduction to the NESDIS/NCEP community radiative transfer model, " Appl. Opt. 43, 3103-3109 (2004).
5. L. M. McMillin and H. E. Fleming, "Atmospheric transmittance of an absorbing gas: a computationally fast and accurate transmittance model for absorbing gases with constant mixing ratios in inhomogeneous atmospheres, " Appl. Opt. 15, 358-363 (1976).
6. J. R. Eyre, "A fast radiative transfer model for satellite sounding systems, " Tech. Memo. 176 (European Center for Medium Range Weather Forecasts, 1991).
7. L. M. McMillin, J. J. Crone, M. D. Goldberg, and T. J. Kleespies, "Atmospheric transmittance of an absorbing gas. 4. OPTRAN: a computationally fast and accurate transmittance model for absorbing gases with fixed and variable mixing ratios at variable viewing angles, " Appl. Opt. 34, 6269-6274 (1995).
8. F. Weng, Y. Han, P. van Delst, Q. Liu, and B. Yan, "JCSDA community radiative transfer model (CRTM), " Technical Proceedings of Fourteenth International ATOVS Study Conference (2005).
9. C. Simmer, Satellite Microwave Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Hydrological Parameters (Verlag, 1994).
10. P. Yang, K. N. Liou, and P. W. Arnott, "Extinction efficiency and single-scattering albedo of ice crystals in laboratory and natural cirrus clouds, " J. Geophys. Res. 102, 21825- 21835 (1997).
11. M. Chin, P. Ginoux, S. Kinne, O. Torres, B. N. Holben, B. N. Duncan, R. V. Martin, J. A. Logan, A. Higurashi, and T. Nakajima, "Tropospheric aerosol optical thickness from the GOCART model and comparisons with satellite and sunphotometer measurements, " J. Atmos. Sci. 59, 461-483 (2002).
12. Z. Liu, Q. Liu, H.-C. Lin, C. S. Schwartz, Y.-H. Lee, and T. Wang, "Three-dimensional variational assimilation of MODIS aerosol optical depth: Implementation and application to a dust storm over East Asia, " J. Geophys. Res. 116, D23206 (2011).
13. A. M. Baldridge, S. J. Hook, C. I. Grove, and G. Rivera, "The ASTER spectral library version 2.0, " Remote Sens. Environ. 113, 711-715 (2009).
14. R. Vogel, Q. Liu, Y. Han, and F. Weng, "Evaluating a satellitederived global infrared land surface emissivity data set for use in radiative transfer modeling, " J. Geophys. Res. 116, D08105 (2011).
15. B. Yan, F. Weng, and H. Meng, "Retrieval of snow surface microwave emissivity from the advanced microwave sounding unit, " J. Geophys. Res. 113, D19206 (2008).
16. Q. Liu, F. Weng, and S. English, "An improved fast microwave water emissivity model, " IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 49, 1238-1250 (2011).
17. Y. Han, P. van Delst, Q. Liu, F. Weng, B. Yan, R. Treadon, and J. Derber, "Community radiative transfer model (CRTM)- Version 1, " NOAA NESDIS Tech. Rep. 122 (2006).
18. P. Bauer, A. Geer, P. Lopez, and D. Salmond, "Direct 4D-Var assimilation of all-sky radiances. Part 1: implementation, " Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 136, 1868-1885 (2010).
19. A. Geer, P. Bauer, and P. Lopez, "Lessons learnt from the operational 1D+4D-Var assimilation of rain- and cloudaffected SSM/I observations at ECMWF, " Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 134, 1513-1525 (2008).
20. A. McNally, "The direct assimilation of cloud-affected satellite infrared radiances in the ECMWF 4D-Var, " Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 135, 1214-1229 (2009).
21. A. McNally, "A note on the occurrence of cloud in meteorologically sensitive areasandthe implications for advancedinfrared sounders, " Q. J. R. Meteorol. Soc. 128, 2551-2556 (2006).
22. H. J. P. Smith, D. J. Dube, M. E. Gardner, S. A. Clough, F. X. Kneizys, and L. S. Rothman, "FASCODE-fast atmospheric signature code (spectral transmittance and radiance), " Tech. Rep. AFGL-TR-78-0081 (Visidyne Inc., 1978).
23. D. P. Edwards, "A general line-by-line atmospheric transmittance and radiance model, " Technical Note NCAR/TN-367+ STR National Center for Atmospheric Research, 1992.
24. S. A. Clough and M. J. Iacono, "Line-by-line calculations of atmospheric fluxes and cooling rates II: application to carbon dioxide, ozone, methane, nitrous oxide, and the halocarbons, " J. Geophys. Res. 100, 16519-16535 (1995).
25. Y.Chen, Y.Han, andF.Weng, "Comparisonoftwotransmittance algorithmsin thecommunity radiative transfer model: application to AVHRR, " J. Geophys. Res. 117, D06206 (2012).
26. L. Tsang, J. A. Kong, and R. T. Shin, Theory of Microwave Remote Sensing (Wiley, 1985).
27. M. Mishchenko, "Vector radiative transfer equation for arbitrarily shaped and arbitrarily oriented particles: a microphysical derivation from statistical electromagnetics, " Appl. Opt. 41, 7114-7134 (2002).
28. P. W. Rosenkranz, "Water vapor microwave continuum absorption: a comparison of measurements and models, " Radio Sci. 33, 919-928 (1998).
29. P. A. Durkee, K. E. Nielsen, P. J. Smith, P. B. Russell, B. Schmid, J. M. Livingston, B. N. Holben, C. Tomasi, V. Vitale, D. Collins, R. C. Flagan, J. H. Seinfeld, K. J. Noone, E. Öström, S. Gasso, D. Hegg, L. M. Russell, T. S. Bates, and P. K. Quinn, "Regional aerosol optical depth characteristics from satellite observations: ACE-1, TARFOX and ACE-2 results, " Tellus, Ser. B 51B, 1-14 (1999).
30. F. S. Binkowski and S. J. Roselle, "Models-3 community multiscale air quality (CMAQ) model aerosol component, 1, Model description, " J. Geophys. Res. 108, 4183-4201 (2003).
31. P. van Delst and X.Wu, "A high resolution infrared sea surface emissivity database for satellite applications, " Technical Proceedings of Eleventh International ATOVS Study Conference, Budapest, Hungary, September 20-26 (2000), pp. 407-411.
32. F. Weng, B. Yan, and N. C. Grody, "A microwave land emissivity model, " J. Geophys. Res. 106, 20115-20123 (2001).
33. Q. Liu and F. Weng, "Advanced doubling-adding method for radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres, " J. Atmos. Sci. 63, 3459-3465 (2006).
34. Q. Liu and F. Weng, "Using advanced matrix operator (AMOM) in community radiative transfer model, " IEEE J. Sel. Top. Appl. Earth Observations Remote Sensing 6, 1211-1218 (2013).
35. Q. Liu, "An analytical solution of transmission and reflection operators for homogeneous atmospheres, " Contrib. Atmos. Phys. 63, 128-133 (1990).
36. A. V. Troitsky, A. M. Osharin, A. V. Korolev, and J. W. Strapp, "Polarization of thermal microwave atmospheric radiation due to scattering by ice particles in clouds, " J. Atmos. Sci. 60, 1608-1620 (2003).
37. Q. Liu and F. Weng, "Detecting warm core of hurricane from the special sensor microwave imager sounder, " Geophys. Res. Lett. 33, L06817 (2006).