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Validation of the Sentinel-5 Precursor TROPOMI cloud data with Cloudnet, Aura OMI O2–O2, MODIS, and Suomi-NPP VIIRS
Steven Compernolle
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Atmospheric Data Synergies, Atmospheric Reactive Gases, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle (Brussels), Belgium
Athina Argyrouli
TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, Chair of Remote Sensing Technology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Atmospheric Processors, Remote Sensing Technology Institute, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Münchener Straße 20, 82234 Weßling, Germany
Ronny Lutz
Atmospheric Processors, Remote Sensing Technology Institute, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Münchener Straße 20, 82234 Weßling, Germany
Maarten Sneep
Research and Development Satellite Observations, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrechtseweg 297, 3730 AE De Bilt, the Netherlands
Jean-Christopher Lambert
Atmospheric Data Synergies, Atmospheric Reactive Gases, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle (Brussels), Belgium
Ann Mari Fjæraa
Atmospheric and Climate Research, Norsk Institutt for Luftforskning (NILU), Instituttveien 18, 2007 Kjeller, Norway
Daan Hubert
Atmospheric Data Synergies, Atmospheric Reactive Gases, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle (Brussels), Belgium
Arno Keppens
Atmospheric Data Synergies, Atmospheric Reactive Gases, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle (Brussels), Belgium
Diego Loyola
Atmospheric Processors, Remote Sensing Technology Institute, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Münchener Straße 20, 82234 Weßling, Germany
Ewan O'Connor
Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Helsinki, Finland
Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box 217, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AH, United Kingdom
Fabian Romahn
Atmospheric Processors, Remote Sensing Technology Institute, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Münchener Straße 20, 82234 Weßling, Germany
Piet Stammes
Research and Development Satellite Observations, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrechtseweg 297, 3730 AE De Bilt, the Netherlands
Tijl Verhoelst
Atmospheric Data Synergies, Atmospheric Reactive Gases, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA-IASB), Ringlaan 3, 1180 Uccle (Brussels), Belgium
Ping Wang
Research and Development Satellite Observations, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Utrechtseweg 297, 3730 AE De Bilt, the Netherlands
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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.
The high-resolution satellite Sentinel-5p TROPOMI observes several atmospheric gases. To account...
