Assimilation of IASI measurements in the presence of clouds

Numerical weather prediction centres have started assimilating directly cloudy radiances from hyperspectral infrared sounders (e.g. Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer, IASI), by using channels sensitive to the atmosphere above the clouds. Radiative effects are usually modelled with a simpl...

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Main Author: Prates, Cristina P. F. Madeira
Published: University of Reading 2013
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.646017