Articles | Volume 10, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4747-2017
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-10-4747-2017
Research article
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05 Dec 2017
Research article |  | 05 Dec 2017

Feasibility study of multi-pixel retrieval of optical thickness and droplet effective radius of inhomogeneous clouds using deep learning

Rintaro Okamura, Hironobu Iwabuchi, and K. Sebastian Schmidt

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Short summary
Three-dimensional (3-D) radiative transfer effects are a major source of retrieval errors in satellite-based optical remote sensing of clouds. Multi-pixel, multispectral approaches based on deep learning are proposed for retrieval of cloud optical thickness and droplet effective radius. A feasibility test shows that proposed retrieval methods are effective to obtain accurate cloud properties. Use of the convolutional neural network is effective to reduce 3-D radiative transfer effects.