1. A new algorithm for detecting cloud height using OMPS/LP measurements.
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Chen, Z., DeLand, M., and Bhartia, P. K.
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ALGORITHM research ,CLOUDS ,HEIGHT measurement - Abstract
The Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite Limb Profiler (OMPS/LP) ozone product requires the determination of cloud height for each event to establish the lower boundary of the profile for the retrieval algorithm. We have created a revised cloud detection algorithm for LP measurements that uses the spectral dependence of the vertical gradient in radiance between two wavelengths in the visible and near-IR spectral regions. This approach provides better discrimination between clouds and aerosols than results obtained using a single wavelength. Observed LP cloud height values show good agreement with coincident Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2015
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