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Research article
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29 Jun 2017
Research article |
| 29 Jun 2017
Remote sensing of multiple cloud layer heights using multi-angular measurements
Kenneth Sinclair
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, USA
NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, USA
Bastiaan van Diedenhoven
NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, USA
Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University, New York, NY 10025, USA
Brian Cairns
NASA/Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025, USA
John Yorks
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
Andrzej Wasilewski
Trinnovim LLC, New York, NY, USA
Matthew McGill
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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Short summary
We present a multi-angular contrast approach to retrieve cloud top height (CTH) using photogrammetry. We demonstrate the method’s ability to retrieve heights of multiple cloud layers within single footprints, using the multiple views available for each footprint. This paper provides an in-depth description and performance analysis of the CTH retrieval technique and the retrieved cloud heights are evaluated using collocated data from the Cloud Physics Lidar.
We present a multi-angular contrast approach to retrieve cloud top height (CTH) using...
