A multi-wavelength classification method for polar stratospheric cloud types
using infrared limb spectra

Spang, Reinhold; Hoffmann, Lars; Höpfner, Michael; Griessbach, Sabine; Müller, Rolf; Pitts, Michael C.; Orr, Andrew M. W.; Riese, Martin

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3619-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3619-2016

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Atmospheric remote sensing using limb observations

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-3619-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 9, issue 8

Research article

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09 Aug 2016

Research article |

| 09 Aug 2016

A multi-wavelength classification method for polar stratospheric cloud types using infrared limb spectra

Reinhold Spang, Lars Hoffmann, Michael Höpfner, Sabine Griessbach, Rolf Müller, Michael C. Pitts, Andrew M. W. Orr, and Martin Riese

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RC1: 'Review of “A multi-wavelength classification method for polar stratospheric cloud types using infrared limb spectra”', Anonymous Referee #3, 14 Mar 2016
- AC1: 'Reply to Referee #3', Reinhold Spang, 12 Apr 2016
RC2: 'referee report', Anonymous Referee #2, 15 Mar 2016
- AC2: 'Reply Referee #2', Reinhold Spang, 12 Apr 2016
RC3: 'Review of Spang et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 15 Mar 2016
- AC3: 'Reply to Referee #1', Reinhold Spang, 12 Apr 2016

Short summary

We present a new classification approach for different polar stratospheric cloud types. The so-called Bayesian classifier estimates the most likely probability that one of the three PSC types (ice, NAT, or STS) dominates the characteristics of a measured infrared spectrum. The entire measurement period of the satellite instrument MIPAS from July 2002 to April 2013 is processed using the new classifier.