Vol. 33, issue 12, article # 3

Abstract:

A technique for determining the cloud top height from the MSU-MR measurements on-board the Russian meteorological satellite Meteor-M No. 2-2 is presented. It is based on measurements of the cloud radiation in the infrared atmospheric window at wavelengths of 11 and 12 μm. The comparison between the cloud top heights estimated from MSU-MR data and CALIOP satellite lidar data shows their good agreement. A high correlation coefficient (0.94) and a low root-mean-square error (1.28 km) confirm the effectiveness of the technique suggested.

Keywords:

cloudiness, cloud top height, satellite data, brightness temperature, MSU-MR

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