Articles | Volume 18, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-3009-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-3009-2025
Research article
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10 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 10 Jul 2025

Errors in stereoscopic retrievals of cloud top height for single-layer clouds

Jesse Loveridge and Larry Di Girolamo

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Simulated Stereo Cloud Top Height Retrievals Jesse Loveridge https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14509807

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Short summary
Satellites can measure cloud geometry using stereoscopy. However, clouds are transparent and often have tenuous boundaries. We evaluate the effect of this on stereoscopy using numerical simulations. Stereoscopic techniques retrieve a cloud boundary that is ~100 m interior to the true boundary and is smoother, depending on the cloud shape and resolution of the instrument. This error is similar across views, demonstrating the strength of stereoscopy for detecting changes in cloud geometry.
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