Evaluation of cloud base height measurements from Ceilometer CL31 and MODIS  satellite over Ahmedabad, India

Sharma, Som; Vaishnav, Rajesh; Shukla, Munn V.; Kumar, Prashant; Kumar, Prateek; Thapliyal, Pradeep K.; Lal, Shyam; Acharya, Yashwant B.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-711-2016

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-711-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-9-711-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 9, issue 2

Research article

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29 Feb 2016

Research article |

| 29 Feb 2016

Evaluation of cloud base height measurements from Ceilometer CL31 and MODIS satellite over Ahmedabad, India

Som Sharma, Rajesh Vaishnav, Munn V. Shukla, Prashant Kumar, Prateek Kumar, Pradeep K. Thapliyal, Shyam Lal, and Yashwant B. Acharya

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RC C4256: 'Referee comments', Anonymous Referee #2, 09 Dec 2015
- AC C5299: 'Reply of reviewer's comments', Som Kumar Sharma, 04 Feb 2016
RC C4578: 'Referee comment', P. C. Pandey, 04 Jan 2016
- AC C5302: 'Reply of reviewer's comments', Som Kumar Sharma, 04 Feb 2016

Short summary

Cloud base height observations from Ceilometer CL31 were extensively studied during May 2013 to January 2015 over Ahmedabad (23.03°N, 72.54°E), India. Results indicate that the ceilometer is an excellent instrument to precisely detect low- and mid-level clouds, and that the MODIS satellite provides accurate retrieval of high-level clouds over this region.