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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2485-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2485-2019
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23 Apr 2019
Research article |  | 23 Apr 2019

FRESCO-B: a fast cloud retrieval algorithm using oxygen B-band measurements from GOME-2

Marine Desmons, Ping Wang, Piet Stammes, and L. Gijsbert Tilstra

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The FRESCO algorithm is a simple, fast and robust algorithm used to retrieve cloud information during operational satellite data processing. FRESCO retrieves effective cloud fraction and cloud pressure from measurements in the oxygen A band around 761 nm. In this paper, we propose a new version of the algorithm, called FRESCO-B, which is based on measurements in the oxygen B band around 687 nm. Such a method leads to more accurate retrievals for vegetated surfaces.
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