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Cirrus detection using HALOE measurements
Author(s) -
Hervig Mark,
McHugh Martin
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/1999gl900069
Subject(s) - cirrus , occultation , extinction (optical mineralogy) , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , geology , physics , astronomy , mineralogy
Cirrus effects in the Halogen Occultation Experiment (HALOE) are investigated and methods are developed to use HALOE multiwavelength particulate extinction measurements for cloud identification. Techniques were explored to identify cloud layers from the extinction spectrum, vertical gradient, and magnitude. Results from HALOE measurements are presented, including cirrus climatologies and comparisons of cloud top height with independent measurements.