Abstract: A methodology is developed to apply a parameterization of radiative transfer calculations to satellite analyses of cirrus clouds. Cloud heights and optical depths are derived from visible and infrared window measurements ...

Abstract: A methodology for estimating cirrus cloud amounts and altitudes using visible and infrared satellite data was developed and tested using FIRE Cirrus Intensive Field Observation (IFO) coincident lidar and satellite data ...

Abstract: Cloud parameters derived from visible and infrared window data from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) are compared to corresponding properties determined from instrumentation on San Nicolas Island ...

Abstract: eliably determining low-cloud heights using a cloud-top temperature from satellite infrared imagery is often challenging because of difficulties in characterizing the local thermal structure of the lower troposphere with ...