Primary goals for the FIRE field experiments were validation of satellite cloud retrievals and study of cloud radiation parameters. The radiometers and lidar observations which were acquired from the NASA ER-2 high altitude aircraft during the FIRE cirrus field study may be applied to derive quantities which would be applicable for comparison to satellite retrievals and to define the cirrus radiative characteristics. The analysis involves parameterization of the vertical cloud distribution and relative radiance effects. An initial case study from the 28 Oct. 1986 cirrus experiment has been carried out, and results from additional experiment days are to be reported. The observations reported are for 1 day. Analysis of the many other cirrus observation cases from the FIRE study show variability of results.


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    Title :

    Cirrus Parameterization from the FIRE ER-2 Observations


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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