DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50185
论文题名: Retrieval of cirrus properties by Sun photometry: A new perspective on an old issue
作者: Segal-Rosenheimer M. ; Russell P.B. ; Livingston J.M. ; Ramachandran S. ; Redemann J. ; Baum B.A.
刊名: Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
ISSN: 21698996
出版年: 2013
卷: 118, 期: 10 起始页码: 4503
结束页码: 4520
语种: 英语
英文关键词: aerosols and clouds
; cirrus microphysical properties
; cirrus optical depth
; cloud optics
; Sun photometers
Scopus关键词: Atmospheric aerosols
; NASA
; Optical properties
; Photometers
; Photometry
; Aerosol optical depths
; Cirrus microphysical properties
; Cloud optics
; Earth radiation Budget
; Lookup tables (LUTs)
; Optical depth
; Relative uncertainty
; Sun photometers
; Clouds
; aerosol
; cirrus
; clear sky
; climate modeling
; cloud microphysics
; irradiance
; optical depth
; photometer
; radiation budget
英文摘要: Cirrus clouds are important modulators of the Earth radiation budget and continue to be one of the most uncertain components in weather and climate modeling. Sun photometers are widely accepted as one of the most accurate platforms for measuring clear sky aerosol optical depth (AOD). However, interpretation of their measurements is ambiguous in the presence of cirrus. Derivation of a valid AOD under cirrus conditions was focused previously on correction factors, rather than on derivation of cirrus cloud optical thickness (COT). In the present work, we propose a new approach that uses the total measured irradiance to derive cirrus COT and ice particle effective diameter (Deff ). For this approach, we generate lookup tables (LUTs) of total transmittance for the Sun photometer field of view (FOV) due to the direct and scattered irradiance over the spectral range of 400-2200 nm, for a range of cirrus COT (0-4), and a range of ice cloud effective diameters (10-120 μm) by using explicit cirrus optical property models for (a) cirrus only and (b) a two-component model including cirrus and aerosols. The new approach is tested on two cases (airborne and ground-based) using measured transmittances from the 14-channel NASA Ames Airborne Tracking Sun photometer. We find that relative uncertainties in COT are much smaller than those for Deff . This study shows that for optically thin cirrus cases (COT < 1.0), the aerosol layer between the instrument and the cloud plays an important role, especially in derivation of Deff . Additionally, the choice of the cirrus model may introduce large differences in derived Deff . Key Points New approach to retrieve cirrus properties from sunphotometersUtilization and comparison of several explicit cirrus optical properties modelsInvestigating the effect of aerosol below cloud on cirrus property retrievals ©2013. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/63732
Appears in Collections: 影响、适应和脆弱性 气候减缓与适应
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作者单位: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, United States; SRI International, Menlo Park CA, United States; Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India; Space Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI, United States
Recommended Citation:
Segal-Rosenheimer M.,Russell P.B.,Livingston J.M.,et al. Retrieval of cirrus properties by Sun photometry: A new perspective on an old issue[J]. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres,2013-01-01,118(10)