Optimal estimation of cloud properties from thermal infrared observations with a combination of deep learning and radiative transfer simulation
He Huang,Quan Wang,Chao Liu,and Chen Zhou
He Huang
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
Quan Wang
School of Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
Chao Liu
Collaborative Innovation Center on Forecast and Evaluation of Meteorological Disasters, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
This study introduces a cloud property retrieval method which integrates traditional radiative transfer simulations with a machine learning method. Retrievals from a machine learning algorithm are used to provide a priori states, and a radiative transfer model is used to create lookup tables for later iteration processes. The new method combines the advantages of traditional and machine learning algorithms, and it is applicable to both daytime and nighttime conditions.
This study introduces a cloud property retrieval method which integrates traditional radiative...