Articles | Volume 12, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2019-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2019-2019
Research article
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29 Mar 2019
Research article |  | 29 Mar 2019

Cloud products from the Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC): algorithms and initial evaluation

Yuekui Yang, Kerry Meyer, Galina Wind, Yaping Zhou, Alexander Marshak, Steven Platnick, Qilong Min, Anthony B. Davis, Joanna Joiner, Alexander Vasilkov, David Duda, and Wenying Su

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The physical basis of the EPIC cloud product algorithms and an initial evaluation of their performance are presented. EPIC cloud products include cloud mask, effective height, and optical depth. Comparison with co-located retrievals from geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) and low earth orbit (LEO) satellites shows that the algorithms are performing well and are consistent with theoretical expectations. These products are publicly available at the NASA Langley Atmospheric Sciences Data Center.