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Articles | Volume 18, issue 13
Articles | Volume 18, issue 13
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-3095-2025
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Articles | Volume 18, issue 13
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14 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 14 Jul 2025

Radiative closure assessment of retrieved cloud and aerosol properties for the EarthCARE mission: the ACMB-DF product

Howard W. Barker, Jason N. S. Cole, Najda Villefranque, Zhipeng Qu, Almudena Velázquez Blázquez, Carlos Domenech, Shannon L. Mason, and Robin J. Hogan

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Measurements made by three instruments aboard EarthCARE are used to retrieve estimates of cloud and aerosol properties. A radiative closure assessment of these retrievals is performed by the ACMB-DF processor. Radiative transfer models acting on retrieved information produce broadband radiances commensurate with measurements made by EarthCARE’s broadband radiometer. Measured and modelled radiances for small domains are compared, and the likelihood of them differing by 10 W m2 defines the closure.
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EarthCARE Level 2 algorithms and data products