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Articles | Volume 18, issue 14
Articles | Volume 18, issue 14
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-3267-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-3267-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 18, issue 14
Research article
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17 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 17 Jul 2025

Optimizing cloud optical parameterizations in Radiative Transfer for TOVS (RTTOV v12.3) for data assimilation of satellite visible reflectance data: an assessment using observed and synthetic images

Yongbo Zhou, Tianrui Cao, and Lijian Zhu

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Cloud optical parameterizations (COPs) in Radiative Transfer for TOVS are evaluated by comparing observed and synthetic visible satellite images. The optimal COP for liquid water cloud is parameterized in terms of effective diameter (Deff) and the COP for ice cloud developed by the Space Science and Engineering Center, with Deff for ice cloud parameterized in terms of ice water content and temperature. The findings will benefit the remote sensing and data assimilation community.
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