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Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2451-2021
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Articles | Volume 14, issue 3
Research article
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31 Mar 2021
Research article |  | 31 Mar 2021

Validation of the Sentinel-5 Precursor TROPOMI cloud data with Cloudnet, Aura OMI O2–O2, MODIS, and Suomi-NPP VIIRS

Steven Compernolle, Athina Argyrouli, Ronny Lutz, Maarten Sneep, Jean-Christopher Lambert, Ann Mari Fjæraa, Daan Hubert, Arno Keppens, Diego Loyola, Ewan O'Connor, Fabian Romahn, Piet Stammes, Tijl Verhoelst, and Ping Wang

Supplement

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-2451-2021-supplement

Data sets

Level 2 Cloud products Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI https://doi.org/10.5270/S5Pry8kaa5

TROPOMI Level 2 Nitrogen Dioxide total column products Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI https://doi.org/10.5270/S5P-s4ljg54

MODIS Atmosphere L3 Daily Product S. Platnick, M. King, and P. Hubanks https://doi.org/10.5067/MODIS/MYD08_D3.061

OMI/Aura Cloud Pressure and Fraction (O2-O2 Absorption) 1-Orbit L2 Swath 13x24km V003 P. Veefkind https://doi.org/10.5067/Aura/OMI/DATA2007

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Short summary
The high-resolution satellite Sentinel-5p TROPOMI observes several atmospheric gases. To account for cloud interference with the observations, S5P cloud data products (CLOUD OCRA/ROCINN_CAL, OCRA/ROCINN_CRB, and FRESCO) provide vital input: cloud fraction, cloud height, and cloud optical thickness. Here, S5P cloud parameters are validated by comparing with other satellite sensors (VIIRS, MODIS, and OMI) and with ground-based CloudNet data. The agreement depends on product type and cloud height.
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TROPOMI on Sentinel-5 Precursor: first year in operation (AMT/ACP...