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Articles | Volume 8, issue 11
Articles | Volume 8, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-4931-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-4931-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Articles | Volume 8, issue 11
Research article
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24 Nov 2015
Research article |  | 24 Nov 2015

Impact of cloud horizontal inhomogeneity and directional sampling on the retrieval of cloud droplet size by the POLDER instrument

H. Shang, L. Chen, F. M. Bréon, H. Letu, S. Li, Z. Wang, and L. Su

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The cloud droplet size retrieval of POLDER is accurate even when the measurements are limited. The algorithm can be improved by (1) including the measurements in the primary rainbow region to provide accurate large droplet (>15 µm) retrievals; (2) performing higher-resolution retrieval (42 km × 42 km) to ensure more successful retrievals and reduce the bias introduced by cloud horizontal inhomogeneity.
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