The MODIS Cloud Optical and Microphysical Products: Collection 6 Updates and Examples From Terra and Aqua

Platnick, Steven; Meyer, Kerry; D. King, Michael; Wind, G.; Amarasinghe, Nandana; P. Marchant, B.; Thomas Arnold, G.; Zhang, Zhibo; A. Hubanks, Paul; E. Holz, Robert; Yang, Ping; L. Ridgway, William; Riédi, J.

doi:10.1109/tgrs.2016.2610522

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The MODIS Cloud Optical and Microphysical Products: Collection 6 Updates and Examples From Terra and Aqua

Published in IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing • Oct 26, 2016

Authors:

Steven Platnick

Kerry Meyer

Michael D. King

Abstract

The MODIS Level-2 cloud product (Earth Science Data Set names MOD06 and MYD06 for Terra and Aqua MODIS, respectively) provides pixel-level retrievals of cloud-top properties (day and night pressure, temperature, and height) and cloud optical properties (optical thickness, effective particle radius, ...

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Cloud computing

Effective radius

Pixel

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