92nd American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting (January 22-26, 2012)

Monday, 23 January 2012
The Daytime Cloud Optical and Microphysical Properties (DCOMP) Algorithm
Hall E (New Orleans Convention Center )
Andi Walther, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. Heidinger

The Daytime Cloud Optical and Microphysical Properties (DCOMP) algorithm is designed to operate on several space-based sensors,such as AVHRR, MODIS, SEVIRI and the GOES series. DCOMP is part of The Pathfinder Atmospheres (PATMOS-x), which is recently to the NOAA National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). DCOMP will also be processed for the future GOES-R sensor. The relevant cloud products are cloud optical depth, effective particle size and water path. We show the most current developments with a focus on uncertainty estimates.

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