EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2018)

EarthCARE Aerosol and Cloud Layer and Column Products

  • Wandinger Ulla,
  • Hünerbein Anja,
  • Horn Stefan,
  • Schneider Florian,
  • Donovan David,
  • van Zadelhoff Gerd-Jan,
  • Daou David,
  • Docter Nicole,
  • Fischer Jürgen,
  • Filipitsch Florian

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201817602007
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 176
p. 02007

Abstract

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We introduce the development of EarthCARE Level 2 layer products derived from profile measurements of the high-spectral-resolution lidar ATLID and column products obtained from combined information of ATLID and the Multi-Spectral Imager (MSI). Layer products include cloud top height as well as aerosol layer boundaries and mean optical properties along the satellite nadir track. Synergistic column products comprise cloud top height, Ångström exponent, and aerosol type both along-track and across the MSI swath.