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Acarreta et al. 2004

Acarreta, J.R., De Haan, J.F. and Stammes, P. (2004). Cloud pressure retrieval using the O₂-O₂ absorption band at 477 nm. Journal of Geophysical Research 109: doi: 10.1029/2003JD003915. issn: 0148-0227.

We present an operational method for cloud pressure retrieval from the Earth's reflectance spectrum in the visible, using the O2-O2 absorption band at 477 nm. The algorithm is simple and robust. Apart from cloud pressure, an effective cloud fraction is also retrieved. Using simulations and Global Ozone Monitoring Instrument (GOME) data the accuracy of the O2-O2 retrieval method is estimated. The Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI), to be space-borne on board the EOS-AURA platform in 2004, will use this algorithm to produce an official cloud product. The cloud product will be used to support the cloud correction of several of the OMI trace gas retrievals.

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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Cloud physics and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Middle atmosphere—composition and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere—composition and chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Remote sensing, cloud top pressure, O₂-O₂, O₄, OMI, EOS-AURA, GOME

Journal
Journal of Geophysical Research
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