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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2485-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-2485-2018
Research article
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27 Apr 2018
Research article |  | 27 Apr 2018

CALIPSO IIR Version 2 Level 1b calibrated radiances: analysis and reduction of residual biases in the Northern Hemisphere

Anne Garnier, Thierry Trémas, Jacques Pelon, Kam-Pui Lee, Delphine Nobileau, Lydwine Gross-Colzy, Nicolas Pascal, Pascale Ferrage, and Noëlle A. Scott

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Residual calibration biases affecting CALIPSO IIR Version 1 calibrated radiances in the Northern Hemisphere are analyzed and reduced through in-depth analysis of the IIR internal calibration procedure in conjunction with observations such as statistical comparisons with similar MODIS/Aqua channels.
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