Articles | Volume 12, issue 5
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2863-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-12-2863-2019
Research article
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23 May 2019
Research article |  | 23 May 2019

Sensitivity of liquid cloud optical thickness and effective radius retrievals to cloud bow and glory conditions using two SEVIRI imagers

Nikos Benas, Jan Fokke Meirink, Martin Stengel, and Piet Stammes

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Short summary
Cloud glory and bow phenomena cause irregularities in satellite-based retrievals of cloud optical and microphysical properties. Here we combine two geostationary satellites over the same areas to analyze retrievals under those conditions. Results show a high sensitivity of retrievals to the assumed width of the cloud droplet size distribution and provide insights into possible improvements in satellite retrievals by appropriately adjusting this assumed parameter.