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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1373-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-15-1373-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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15 Mar 2022
Research article |
| 15 Mar 2022
| 15 Mar 2022
Above-aircraft cirrus cloud and aerosol optical depth from hyperspectral irradiances measured by a total-diffuse radiometer
Matthew S. Norgren
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
John Wood
Peak Design Ltd, Sunnybank House, Wensley Rd, Winster, Derbys, DE4 2DH, UK
K. Sebastian Schmidt
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Bastiaan van Diedenhoven
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, the Netherlands
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, NY, USA
Snorre A. Stamnes
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Luke D. Ziemba
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Ewan C. Crosbie
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
Michael A. Shook
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, USA
A. Scott Kittelman
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Samuel E. LeBlanc
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Moffett Field, CA, USA
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA
Stephen Broccardo
Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, Moffett Field, CA, USA
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA, USA
Universities Space Research Association, Columbia, MD, USA
Steffen Freitag
Department of Oceanography, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
Jeffrey S. Reid
Marine Meteorology Division, US Naval Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA, USA
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Latest update: 18 Sep 2025
Short summary
A new spectral instrument (SPN-S), with the ability to partition solar radiation into direct and diffuse components, is used in airborne settings to study the optical properties of aerosols and cirrus. It is a low-cost and mechanically simple system but has higher measurement uncertainty than existing standards. This challenge is overcome by utilizing the unique measurement capabilities to develop new retrieval techniques. Validation is done with data from two NASA airborne research campaigns.
A new spectral instrument (SPN-S), with the ability to partition solar radiation into direct and...
