Advances in the remote sensing of clouds and precipitation from CloudSat and the A-Train

Graeme L. Stephens; Deborah G. Vane

doi:10.1117/12.812554

8 December 2008 Advances in the remote sensing of clouds and precipitation from CloudSat and the A-Train

Graeme L. Stephens, Deborah G. Vane

Proceedings Volume 7152, Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Clouds II; 715206 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.812554
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2008, Noumea, New Caledonia

Abstract

The capabilities for observing clouds, precipitation and processes connected to condensed water in the atmosphere by satellites that presently orbit the Earth is unprecedented in the history of spaceborne Earth observations. The so-called A-Train of satellites (Stephens et al., 2002), in particular, represents entirely new observations of key cloud and precipitation processes in a way more advanced that ever before. These new observations represent a unique source of information for evaluating the moist physics parameterizations in models with benefits that are expected to lead to greatly improved and more realistic representations of these important atmospheric processes. This paper outlines a collection of the new findings from the A-Train observing system.

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Graeme L. Stephens and Deborah G. Vane "Advances in the remote sensing of clouds and precipitation from CloudSat and the A-Train", Proc. SPIE 7152, Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere and Clouds II, 715206 (8 December 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.812554

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