Calibration of global MODIS cloud amount using CALIOP cloud profiles

<p>The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) cloud detection procedure classifies instantaneous fields of view (IFOVs) as either “confident clear”, “probably clear”, “probably cloudy”, or “confident cloudy”. The cloud amount calculation requires quantitative cloud fractions to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: A. Z. Kotarba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-09-01
Series:Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
Online Access:https://amt.copernicus.org/articles/13/4995/2020/amt-13-4995-2020.pdf