Applications of a CloudSat-TRMM and CloudSat-GPM Satellite Coincidence Dataset [PDF]
Remote Sensing, 2021 The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar (DPR) (Ku- and Ka-band, or 14 and 35 GHz) provides the capability to resolve the precipitation structure under moderate to heavy precipitation conditions.
F Joseph Turk +2 more
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Cross-Comparison of MODIS and CloudSat Data as a Tool to Validate Local Cloud Cover Masks
Atmosphere, 2011 This paper presents a cross-comparison of the data acquired by the MODIS and CloudSat sensors in order to understand the limit of the developed cloud-mask algorithm and to provide a quantitative validation assessment of cloud masks by using exclusively ...
Claudia Notarnicola
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Remote Sensing, 2019 Snowfall data are vital in calculating the surface mass balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet (AIS), where in-situ and satellite measurements are sparse at synoptic timescales.
Weifeng Hao +2 more
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What CloudSat cannot see: liquid water content profiles inferred from MODIS and CALIOP observations [PDF]
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2023 Single-layer nonprecipitating warm clouds are integral to Earth's climate, and accurate estimates of cloud liquid water content for these clouds are critical for constraining cloud models and understanding climate feedbacks.
R. M. Schulte +2 more
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Assessing Arctic low-level clouds and precipitation from above – a radar perspective [PDF]
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2023 Most Arctic clouds occur below 2 km altitude, as revealed by CloudSat satellite observations. However, recent studies suggest that the relatively coarse spatial resolution, low sensitivity, and blind zone of the radar installed on CloudSat may not enable
I. Schirmacher +7 more
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Bias Characteristics of COSMIC RO Data within Clouds Based on Different Background Fields
Gaoyuan qixiang, 2023 The Global Constellation Observing System for Meteorology， Ionosphere， and Climate （COSMIC） radio occultation （RO） from 2007 to 2009 were collocated with the CloudSat nadir-pointing cloud profiling radar （CPR） in time and space in this study.We ...
Yan’an YIN, Shengpeng YANG
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Seasonal Estimates and Uncertainties of Snow Accumulation from CloudSat Precipitation Retrievals
Atmosphere, 2021 CloudSat is often the only measurement of snowfall rate available at high latitudes, making it a valuable tool for understanding snow climatology. The capability of CloudSat to provide information on seasonal and subseasonal time scales, however, has yet
George Duffy +3 more
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Evaluation of the CloudSat surface snowfall product over Antarctica using ground-based precipitation radars [PDF]
The Cryosphere, 2018 In situ observations of snowfall over the Antarctic Ice Sheet are scarce. Currently, continent-wide assessments of snowfall are limited to information from the Cloud Profiling Radar on board the CloudSat satellite, which has not been evaluated up to now.
N. Souverijns +11 more
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Impact of second-trip echoes for space-borne high-pulse-repetition-frequency nadir-looking W-band cloud radars [PDF]
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 2021 The appearance of second-trip echoes generated by mirror images over the ocean and by multiple scattering tails in correspondence with deep convective cores has been investigated for space-borne nadir-looking W-band cloud radar observations.
A. Battaglia, A. Battaglia, A. Battaglia
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Revised identification of tropical oceanic cumulus congestus as viewed by CloudSat [PDF]
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2012 Congestus cloud convective features are examined in one year of tropical oceanic cloud observations from the CloudSat/CALIPSO instruments. Two types of convective clouds (cumulus and deep convective, based on classification profiles from radar), and ...
S. P. F. Casey, E. J. Fetzer, B. H. Kahn
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