Session: Radiation Poster Session IV: Remote Sensing (12th Conference on Atmospheric Radiation/12th Conference on Cloud Physics (10-14 July 2006))

P4.1

Use of AIRS and MODIS to retrieve ice cloud optical thickness and effective diameter

Christopher Rogers Yost, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang, S. L. Nasiri, and B. A. Baum

P4.2

Tropical Ice Cloud Statistics from Aqua MODIS Observations

Kerry G. Meyer, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang, G. North, and B. C. Gao

P4.3

Trends and variability of cloud liquid water path from satellite-based passive microwave observations

Chris O'Dell, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Bennartz

P4.4

The sensitivity of spectral resolution far-infrared radiances to the microphysical and optical properties of ice clouds

Gang Hong, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang, M. G. Mlynczak, D. P. Kratz, and Y. X. Hu

P4.5

The retrieval of water vapor path and liquid waterpath from the NOAA/AMSU data

Wei Zhou, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Bennartz and H. L. Huang

P4.6

The retrieval of cloud height and emissivity from passive measurements: comparison of techniques

Michael J. Pavolonis, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and A. K. Heidinger

P4.7

The retrieval of carbon dioxide above clouds - sensitivity studies

Rasmus Lindstrot, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Bennartz, J. Fischer, C. O'Dell, R. Preusker, and J. Vidot

P4.8

The NPP Atmosphere Product Evaluation and Test Element (PEATE)

Liam E. Gumley, CIMSS/SSEC/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and H. Revercomb, P. Antonelli, B. Baum, and R. Holz

P4.9

Synthesized solar spectral irradiance in the 3.7 µm band for Earth remote sensing applications

Steven Platnick, NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and J. M. Fontenla

P4.10

Spectral versus Broadband Radiance relationships observed between MISR and CERES on the Terra Satellite

Wedad A. Abdou, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; and R. Davies and N. G. Loeb

P4.11

Sensitivity of depolarized lidar signals to cloud and aerosol particle properties

Yu You, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and G. W. Kattawar, P. Yang, Y. Hu, and B. A. Baum

P4.12

Satellite-Derived Cloud Property Errors and Their Effect on Computed Domain-averaged Irradiances with a 1D Radiative Transfer Model

Seiji Kato, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; and L. M. Hinkelman and A. Cheng

P4.13

Satellite cloud microphysical retrieval validation using lidar and radar measurements

Robert Holz, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. E. Gumley, D. D. Turner, E. W. Eloranta, H. E. Revercomb, and B. A. Baum

P4.14

Retrieving microphysical properties of liquid water clouds from infrared and microwave observations using an optimal estimation framework

David D. Turner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

P4.15

Retrieval of aerosol optical properties and estimation of aerosol forcing based on multi-spectral sun photometer observations.

Krzysztof M. Markowicz, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; and A. E. Kardas

Handout (162.5 kB)

P4.16

Quantitative assessment of one year of cloud phase determination from SEVIRI using ground-based cloud radar and lidar data

Erwin L.A. Wolters, KNMI, De Bilt, Netherlands; and R. A. Roebeling and A. J. Feijt

P4.17

Particulate matter (PM) retrieval from SeaWiFS measurements

Jerome Vidot, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI; and R. Santer and D. Ramon

P4.18

Observing ice water path and crystal size from space

Steven A. Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and D. O. Starr, K. F. Evans, G. Skofronick-Jackson, H. E. Revercomb, J. Wang, B. J. Soden, T. L'Ecuyer, P. Norris, A. Da Silva, P. Racette, T. Greenwald, G. M. McFarquhar, and A. Heymsfield

P4.19

Multilayered Clouds Identification and Retrieval for CERES Using MODIS

Sunny Sun-Mack, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, Y. Chen, Y. Yi, J. Huang, B. Lin, A. Fan, S. L. Gibson, and F. L. Chang

Handout (2.4 MB)

P4.20

Multi-resolution retrieval of fractional cloudiness for CERES using MODIS data

Louis Nguyen, NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, S. Sun-Mack, Y. Chen, Q. Trepte, M. L. Nordeen, and P. W. Heck

P4.21

Modeling the Angular Anisotropy in Radiance Observed by MISR over Polar Clouds and Surfaces

Michael Wilson, I.M. Systems Group, Rockville, MD; and L. Di Girolamo

P4.22

Methods to calculate Raman and fluorescent radiation emitted from irregular particles

Yu You, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and G. W. Kattawar, C. Li, and P. Yang

P4.23

Intercomparison of retrieved liquid water cloud properties at Pt. Reyes, California during MASRAD

David D. Turner, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and J. Y. C. Chiu, A. Marshak, Q. Min, M. Cadeddu, J. C. Liljegren, and M. A. Miller

P4.24

Influence of cloud geometrical thickness on the estimate of ice cloud optical thickness and effective particle size using satellite multispectral measurements

Gang Hong, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; and P. Yang, A. Huang, B. A. Baum, Y. X. Hu, and S. Platnick

P4.25

Improvement of cloud's spectral reflection simulation using MODIS cloud products

Seung-Hee Ham, Seoul National Univ., Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and B. J. Sohn

Handout (1002.4 kB)

P4.26

Improved thin cirrus and terminator cloud detection in CERES cloud mask

Qing Trepte, SAIC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, R. Palikonda, and D. A. Spangenberg

Handout (2.1 MB)

P4.27

Ice cloud microphysical properties and their relation to the dissipation process observed by ship-borne cloud radar

Kaori Sato, Kyushu University, Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan; and H. Okamoto and T. Takemura

Handout (919.2 kB)

P4.28

Evaluation of satellite-derived cloud properties in preparation for data assimilation

William L. Smith Jr., NASA/LaRC, Hampton, VA; and P. Minnis, R. Palikonda, G. G. Mace, and T. Uttal

P4.29

Detection and retrieval of mineral dust aerosol using AERI during the UAE2 field campaign

Richard A. Hansell Jr., Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and K. N. Liou, S. C. Ou, S. Tsay, Q. Ji, and J. S. Reid

P4.30

Comparison of polar cloud cover statistics between MODIS, AVHRR Pathfinder, and GLAS

Richard Frey, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and M. J. Pavlonis and J. Key

P4.31

Cloud vertical distribution and overlap statistics from ARM radar/lidar observations

Baike Xi, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and X. Dong

P4.32

Cloud detection with MODIS: Capabilities and limitations

Steven A. Ackerman, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. A. Frey

P4.33

Analysis of cloud retrievals from MODIS and their impact on radiative fluxes over Canada in the context of application for the CloudSat mission

Alexander P. Trishchenko, Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, ON, Canada; and K. V. Khlopenkov and H. G. Leighton

P4.34

Analyses of MODIS retrieved cloud properties of cumulus clouds in Brazil

Guoyong Wen, Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County/NASA/GSFC, Greenbelt, MD; and A. Marshak, R. F. Cahalan, and W. Wiscombe

P4.35

An aerosol optical depth product for NOAA's SURFRAD network

John A. Augustine, NOAA/ESRL/GMD, Boulder, CO; and J. J. Michalsky and G. B. Hodges

Handout (455.3 kB)

P4.36

A comparison of satellite-derived cloud products with ground-based measurements

William Straka III, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and A. K. Heidinger

P4.37

Vertical Sizing of Cirrus Cloud Using 1.38μm Spectral Reflectance and MODIS Data

Xingjuan Wang, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and K. N. Liou, S. C. Ou, Y. Takano, and Y. Chen

P4.38

Validation of CERES Science Team-derived MODIS cloud properties using ground-based measurements at the DOE ARM SGP site

Baike Xi, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND; and X. Dong, P. Minnis, S. Sun-Mack, and Y. Chen

P4.39

Using MODIS to study the sensitivity of global high cloud detection and property estimation to sensor resolution

W. Paul Menzel, NOAA/NESDIS, Madison, WI; and H. Zhang, R. Frey, and B. A. Baum

P4.40

Understanding the frequency distribution of BRF through 3-D radiative transfer simulations and its applications on satellite cloud detection

Yuekui Yang, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Greenbelt, MD; and L. Di Girolamo

P4.41

Tropical cloud regimes from MODIS

Brent C. Maddux, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and S. A. Ackerman

P4.42

State of the global cloud system—A view from MODIS

Brent C. Maddux, CIMSS/Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and L. A. Borg, S. A. Ackerman, and B. A. Baum

P4.43

Partly cloudy pixel retrievals of cloud properties and MOD06 cloud products for marine stratocumulus

J. A. Coakley Jr., Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; and W. R. Tahnk and A. M. Schuetz

P4.44

Microwave remote sensing of lake-induced snowfall: Observation, modeling, and cloud microphysical implications

Mark S. Kulie, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Bennartz

P4.45

Lidar data remote sensing of aerosols and anisotropic space-time generalizations of Corrsin-Obukov and Kolmogorov laws

Alexander Radkevich, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada; and S. Lovejoy, K. B. Strawbridge, and D. Schertzer

Handout (1.7 MB)

P4.46

Investigation of marine boundary layer cloud properties using MODIS Level-3 and AMSR-E Ocean Products

Lori A. Borg, Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; and R. Bennartz

P4.47

Interpretation of AIRS data in thin cirrus atmospheres based on a fast radiative transfer model and ARM data

Qing Yue, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA; and K. N. Liou, S. C. Ou, B. Kahn, G. Mace, and J. Comstock

P4.48

Improvement of the FRESCO O₂ A-band cloud retrieval algorithm for GOME and SCIAMACHY

P. Wang, KNMI, De Blit, Netherlands; and P. Stammes and N. Fournier

P4.49

Dust- Pollution Interactions Inferred from Sky Radiometer Measurements

P4.50

Detection of daylight arctic clouds using MISR and MODIS data

Tao Shi, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; and E. E. Clothiaux, B. Yu, A. J. Braverman, and D. N. Groff

P4.51

Analysis of uncertainties in SEVIRI cloud property retrievals for climate monitoring

R.A. Roebeling, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands; and N. A. J. Schutgens and A. J. Feijt

Handout (228.8 kB)

P4.52

Analysis of cloud characteristic in Tropics, mid-latitude and polar regions using shipborne cloud radar and lidar

Hajime Okamoto, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan; and K. Sato, S. Otake, M. Sensu, T. Nishizawa, T. Takemura, N. Sugimoto, T. Takano, Y. Ohno, and T. Nakajima

P4.53

An evaluation of single- and multi-channel aerosol optical depth retrievals applied to MODIS radiances

Istvan Laszlo, NOAA/NESDIS, Camp Springs, MD; and H. Liu and A. Ignatov

Poster Session 4 Radiation Poster Session IV: Remote Sensing